Hot Hanoi - Part 2

Before I start with Hanoi, I would like to pimp my nephew's blog. He has decided to follow his aunt's footsteps and has started blogging on food. Do go take a look/drop some comments....His blog is called Spare Change.

In Part 2, I'll post some street scene photos which I managed to candidly take as I made my way around Hanoi. I found the street scene fascinating!

Beef noodle stall by the five foot way...all the chairs of the five foot way stalls are of this height. Look at how the lady has to sit to enjoy her bowl of noodles???

Grilled skewered meats - catering to those on the move :o)

Deep fried spring roll....so close to the ground, I wondered if anyone ever walked straight into the wok! Ouch!

Open air pedicure - minimum fuss shop

Selling vegetables isn't restricted to markets - seems one can set up stall anywhere they like.

The trishaw and motorbike parting to make way for the the lady. We really have to walk/cross the streets in Hanoi with caution.

You have those traveling on foot, bicycle and motorbikes (lesser cars) on the streets. As you can see, crossing the road means a lot of zig-zag moments! Hahaha...

The main mode of transport will be motorbikes. Here the cop has to direct the traffic flow as parents/relative came to pick up the children after school ended. I was stuck here and had to wait for the motorbikes to clear before I could proceed with my journey on foot!

Crossing the road is definitely not a good idea for the young ones considering the heavy traffic. The kids here are waiting to be picked up.

Mostly everyone rides a bike, even this lady with stilettos and side splitting skirt (or is that a skirt pants???).


To be continued...