Pho!

My delicious dinner for $1 (50p!) Pho is a popular dish in Hanoi and we tried to be local and join the people on the street for some. We took a plastic chair round a small table and ordered a bowl from the lady sat round a huge pot that was bubbling away, holding a huge knife to a lump of meat! The Pho was really good - tender meat, and noodle soup with spring onion and herbs - all for $1

Honking in Hanoi. Vietnam.

December 24th 2007
So, first impressions of Hanoi....lots of bustle, very noisy, motorcycles everywhere, and beeping horns don’t stop! We went out for dinner and enjoyed some French bread (thanks to the French influence, they do bread a lot better than Hong Kong!). We had some spring rolls and rice, and it all came to about £1 each! Our first evening was spent strolling around the night market getting a feel for ... read more

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more

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