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
a nap. sunset. maybe some more drinks. what about dinner? one for you. thank you. cheers, my friend. cheers. so, we re eating squid. tons of squit. we try to get as many tons as possible. at night, this time of year the bright lights of the bay s fishing boats are unmistakable. squids in the evening. light attack the squid so they can catch them. they say because of global warming all the fish are dying but that the squid population is increasing. so soon the sea will be filled with plenty of kwid. we ll be eating it every day.