It's Saturday before we leave Hanoi and because we've been tied to the hotel room we have not ventured out very much and have not done any souvenior shopping. Well, after being down there in our moments of wellness, we realized we didn't want to take the children there. So, in the morning Mark made his trek. Then finally pain and fever free I went out in the afternoon for an adventure of my own. Mark told me that the Old Quarter was like Itaewon in Seoul only better prices, but, after almost three hours I think it was more like Itaewon, Namdaemun and the fish market all rolled into one. I did get nabbed by the banana lady. You can see the picture below. While you have the bananas on your shoulder all her friends show up to sell you something. I think it is all a part of the adventure and I just went with it and had some fun. There were some things I was looking for that they had anyway.
After I finally got away I went down one alley where all the fish were out. It was like the fish market in Korea only smaller. I was just glad I caught myself before I fell on the slippery floor. I couldn't believe the size of the prawns. Then on to the meats. Uncle Stan would be busy! Then on to do the shopping I came for. I found a few things I wanted but had to leave without seeing everything or even making much of a dent on my list because I was missing my babies.
These baskets were all ontop of a bicycle that the guy rode around on.
power lines
The real banana lady
me
city at night
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