On the way to Hoa Lo

The hotel desk clerk downstairs told me about a great place to eat. It's Bun bo Nam Bo and they serve a dish by the same name. It was meat with a little soup, rice noodles, leafy greens, peanuts, crispy roasted garlic piled on, and other spices. It was very good. The place was full too. I sat across from a couple of dudes from Italy. They were fish out of water but they just flew in that morning. It was a great lunch. I gave them some tips, especially about the eating procedures in Vietnam, and how to cross the streets.
There's one picture just of a couple buildings. The living structures are tall and mostly one room wide. Often the bottom living room is converted into a restaurant, workshop or store. You can see bird cages on one building. Lots of birds are kept outside as decoration, which is kinda nice because you can hear them singing and chirping even I over the traffic noise.

Another interesting thing--Vietnamese women usually walk holding each other's arms or hands. Kinda sexy. Especially these two! At the airport even the flight attendants walk around like that.