To Market, To Market: Food & Shopping Recommendations in Hanoi
#Travel # Hanoi Vietnam Day 4 We planned to spend the day checking out some famous Hanoi old quarter streets known for their wares; Hang Gai (Hemp / Silk Street) and Hang Dau ( Bags and Shoes) in particular. Many of the streets are named after the wares they sell, there is a silver jewelry street, and one that sells only chocolates, one with wooden handmade products like combs, spoons, etc. I forgot the name of the street which sells chocolates, but it is on the same street where the famous Bach Ma templ e is located. Our day was exclusively set for shopping and indulging our taste buds. We started with some street food right besides our homestay (Hanoi Old Quarter Homestay). We were recommended Bún Dậu Thập Cẩm and but maybe because the rice vermicelli noodle cake was served cold, the sausages and fried tofu were dripping oil, and the shrimp paste was quite pungent …we didn’t enjoy it very much. I suggest going for fresh gril...