Autumn

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Today was a seasonal breakfast. Autumn in Hanoi provides green rice, so we tried some Com. Special celebrations are also a time to eat red rice coloured by the Gak fruit. We tried some too. Topped off with some tasty pork slices, it was superb.

Sometimes things seem to be a little tricky to arrange due to language. This morning we planned our move to Ninh Binh. Would we choose to go by bus or to take the train? The bus prices varied immensely from £5 to £15 and the train too! What was the difference between the two prices? We couldn't really figure it out so we decided to head to the train station to book a train.

After we had secured a ticket we took a small alleyway near to the station. Well it wasn't really an alleyway, it was a tiny little lane full of crazy motorbikes, pedestrians and shops! We saw a slice of the poorer and more traditional Vietnam. There was all sorts of things to buy from doorways, fresh bread to some interesting butchers shops selling everything!


We stocked up on some food to take to Ninh Binh as we are going to be staying a little bit away from the town centre.

Next we headed to another lake where we watched as people carried out various forms of excercise as the sun went down.

The vegetarian restaurant we found yesterday fed us well once again with pumpkin soup and some deep fried 'pillows' with stir-fry greens and mushrooms. Finally full we caught the bus home.

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