First meal in hanoi, and its something they do here better than anywhere else. Im officially in hanoi now. Hmm. Magic. A spicy wonderful broth with tomatoes herb, noodles and fresh snails. Look at those beauties. Come to me. Plump little love muscle. Hanoi, capital city of vietnam. 7. 5 Million People live here. In the winter, its chilly and damp. The summer, hot, humid, sub tropical. Boulevards in many of the buildings are french but its heard and soul is always, always vietnamese. Americans coming here as tourists for the first time, especially veterans of the war,
are shocked by how friendly the place is. People are genuinely happy to see you. This is hanois old quarter. But its looking less and less old these days. Changed. In the irish czech themed pub next door. Vietnam is a young country. Almost half of vietnamese of under the age of 30. Fewer every year even remember what they call here, The American War. Those years were defining time for just about everyone vietnamese or amer
how would you do it. in the glass. in vietnam particularly in the north it would be improper for a woman to drink straight from the bottle. oh she s devoted her career to help strengthen the bonds between vietnam and the u.s. today redrove to the outskirts of hanoi. tall buildings. people moving from the country to the city. mark jack could bes, prad da. very much a young country. kentucky fried chicken, a lot of time on internet. history of our country is history of war. 1,000 years under the chinese, and then we had 80 years under the french, and then the japanese came in. and when the american left, finally, in 1975, we got involved with cambodia. we only have peace since 1989.