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Postcard from Hanoi

January 25, 2008 – 2:47 am | by nerd's eye view

1. Things seen in crazy quantity on the backs of scooters:

  • Dogs
  • Pigs
  • Greenery
  • Ceramic vases

2. Setting, rainy courtyard.

A dozen people are chopping frogs over a large blue plastic bin. They’re all dressed in translucent blue rain jackets with the hoods up. A girl stops what she’s doing and stomps over to us. “My name Ming, what your name?!” Everyone is smiling and gawking at us with the same interest that we’re gawking right back at them. I point at my camera and then at the group and they say it’s okay for me to snap a few photos. “I sorry,” says Ming, “I busy now.” And she stomps back to tearing apart the frogs.

3. Honking. Honking. Hongking. Good lord, all the honking.

Hanoi is a cool city, but the weather is crap. There’s good food and the people are really friendly towards us. We’re here and just fine.

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  1. 2 Responses to “Postcard from Hanoi”

  2. By katego on Jan 25, 2008 | Reply

    If you are already there it might be a little late for this, but check out Stewart’s web site and travel tips for Vietnam.

    I met him a few weeks ago & he seems to have good tips for travel there.

    http://www.stewartsayyah.com/

    -k

  3. By Neil on Jan 26, 2008 | Reply

    Is the air thick with smog from all these scooters?

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