I ran into Jim Dener in the lobby, another World Bank guy that was at the meetings this week. We made plans to head off to one of the many small lakes all over Hanoi. We were told to take a cab to a silk store near the lake that did not take long. Jim wanted to go to the store which we did first then walked and walked. We stopped at a small restaurant for a nice Vietnamese lunch of tofu with tomatoes and a beef with potato dish, all with steamed rice. It was lovely. We then walked some more and bought a few curios at a small souvenir outlet. I think we were in a newer part of the city as the roads were much wider and the buildings more modern.
I think I may have figured out how to run around Hanoi in this oppressive weather ... cab it somewhere for 3-5 dollars, walk for an hour to an hour and a half, then cab it back to the hotel to cool off. Then later, once one has lowered the body temperature and the perspiration has dried up, do the same between one and two hours later.
By the time I was back from the walk with Jim, I was completely soaked and so welcomed the air conditioning at the Hilton.
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Hi, the server was down yesterday sorry. Paddy says you should NOT eat the yellow fish, it doesn't sound appealing.
Sean is off for the weekend cottaging with a friend as a birthday party. Hopefully he'll return in one piece!
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