1000 - After having breakfast in the hostel, we walked towards the Hoan Kiem lake to find the egg coffee. The name is Lake View Cafe but the location show in the Google Map is incorrect. However the name and location shown in the Tripadvisor is useful and even the block and street name. The name is cafe pho co and is just near the round about at th northwest of Hoan Kiem Lake. After walked through the silk house, we saw the shop name and chinese style building. We ordered at the counter first then climbed to the top floor. It has amazing view of Hoan Kiem Lake. After that, we booked the Water Puppet show at 3pm.
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| Free breakfast in hostel |
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| A lot of Under Armour and North Face clothes. It is very cheap but mostly said is counterfeit. |
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| Water Puppet show schedule. However, only and night time are available. |
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| Entrance of the Cafe Pho co |
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| View from the top deck of the Cafe |
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| Mango shake VND45k |
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| Egg coffee VND40k. Taste good to drink with coffee. |
1200 - Walled to the Bao Khanh street to find the food shown by the Iwalker show. We found it and they only sell egg rice pancake and fried eel vermicelli but no eel porridge. The vermicelli is delicious.
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| The making of pancake |
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| The shop name but I don't know the single word but the lady can speak simple English! |
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| Egg rice pancake VND15k |
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| Fried eel vermicelli VND35k |
After that, we walked along the west side of the lake. Then to the St. Joseph Cathedral. There was a lot of tourist as it is really unique. Then walked to the south of the Hoan Kiem Lake to find the famous ice cream which called Kem Trang Ten. The 12k dong vanila ice cream taste so different and nice! Then walked back to the north of the lake along the east side. This side have a lot of beautiful flower and activities.
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| St Joseph Cathedral |
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| Flower bicycle seller |
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| Famous Nguyen coffee in the supermarket |
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| Hoan Kiem Lake |
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| Kem Trang Ten |
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| My childhood toy. |
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| Nice balloons. I think the street around the lake is closed on Sundays. |
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| Candy biscuit VND10k each |
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| A lot of "branded" bag. |
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| We didn't get into this temple as I had been to. |
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| Famous activities in Vietnam, Jianzi |
1500 - Watched the water puppet show. It cost VND100k/person. Since this is my second time to view while my first time was four years ago. This show still opens my eyes. The show last for 45 minutes.
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| Water Puppet show |
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| One of the scene is describing the tale of the Haon Kiem Lake |
After that, we just walked along the old quarter and shopped for the souvenirs and clothes. I managed to bargain two Under Armour Shirt for VND200k only!
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| Banhmi Xa Xiu (Charsiu) VND20k |
1800 - Back to the hostel for free beer. This time tasted not so smooth and a bit strong. Hence, we didn't drink as many as yesterday.
1900 - Booked the bus to Cat Ba for tomorrow for VND270k/person since we don't want to take local bus and i saw that the Luong Yen Bus Station is still under renovation.
After that, we walked to the Tong Duy Hai food street to find a unique dishes which also shown by the Iwalker. However, the price shown in the show is not the same as the menu. The Pigeon herbal cost VND120k and I couldn't afford. Hence, I just had the chicken herbal for half of the price.
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| Pho am thuc means food street |
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| Herbal chicken VND60k. The vege tastes so bitter and hard to chew! |
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| Fried vermicelli with sea crab VND60k. I didn't see any crab. |
Walked back to the Old Quarters while shopped for souvenir and clothes. We bought two North Face windproof raincoat for VND310k! The sales guy really test the raincoat by splashing with water! After walked around at the night market again, we backed to hostel and rest.
Our Expenses (VND)
Shake and coffee : 85k
Snack : 75k
Lunch : 50k
Dinner : 120k
Water : 9k
Water Puppet : 200k
Clothes : 510k
Accomodation : 177k
TOTAL : 1226k
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