This is a collage of video bits and pieces I shot in Hanoi and Ninh Binh. We also spent a day in the port city of Haiphong, but I didn’t shoot video there. I’ll create a post featuring our experience in Haiphong on another day.
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Bánh Da Hải Sản
Wandering about looking for lunch, I saw a few Vietnamese diners enjoying a beautiful looking seafood soup with thick brownish noodles. I decided to stop for a bowl. This little street food place appeared to be a 2 woman operation, one assembling bowls of soup… Read More
One Pillar Pagoda
I took a Grab Bike over to Ba Dinh Square this morning to see the One Pillar Pagoda, an important site in Hanoi which dates back to the founding of the city 1000+ years ago. The pagoda sits in a huge walled in green area,… Read More
A French Bakery
I found a Vietnamese-run French-style bakery not far from my hotel. It was open when I passed by at 7:30 this morning. How could I resist? I bought this super-fresh goodie and took it over to a hole-in-the-wall cafe to enjoy with my rocket fuel.
Bún bò Nam Bộ
Bun bo nam bo means Southern style beef and noodles, and it’s a very popular food choice here in Hanoi. There’s a restaurant of the same name a 10 minute walk from my hotel. It’s a 2-story bricks and mortar place with bench seating, and… Read More
Dong Xuan Market
Dong Xuan Market, at the northern edge of Hanoi’s Old Quarter is the city’s oldest market, originally built in 1889. However, in 1994 a fire destroyed much of the original building. The market sells everything from dried mushroom and seafood to clothing, cloth, housewares, electronics,… Read More
Playing Go in Hanoi
Go, also called Baduk or Weiqi, is not a big deal in Vietnam the way it is in Korea, Japan or China. When I asked a few people about the game, they were unfamiliar with it. A search online revealed there were Go clubs in… Read More
Long Bien Bridge and Surroundings
Early this morning I began walking in the direction of the Long Bien Bridge. I’m staying on the west edge of the Old Quarter of Hanoi, and the bridge, which spans the Red River, is on the north-east edge. It’s more or less a half… Read More
A Laid-back Day
I’ve developed a pretty good blister from all the walking I’ve been doing, so after applying a bandaid this morning I decided to enjoy a laid-back day. I cobbled together some notes and set up an Agency Podcast recording session with Candy Minx in Chicago,… Read More
27th Street 