Day

November 8, 2009
Hanoi had many shops selling tombstone engravings. This was one of them. Wonder why I saw them only in Hanoi??
Vietnamese coffee was one of the best I ever tasted. They give two different concoctions – one with milk and one without milk. My favorite was the milky one sweetened with condensed milk, I gulped a lot of cups/glasses during my visit!
This is how a crossing is in HCMC. And you are expected to somehow wriggle yourself through this to reach the other side. Initially I was petrified. Then I learnt to tag along behind the locals who would part the traffic easily like a Red Sea and these bikes would just swarm like fish in...
Clusters of fish being transported for sale in aquarium stores. Nice way to supply them though I feel sad for the poor fish bunched in there in such a humiliating manner 🙁
These bright yellow post boxes dot the city …