The Mysterious Orient

We’re in Ha Noi, staying with some teacher friends we used to work with.  I thought I’d give some insight into this mysterious Asian metropolis.

Ah – the exotic foods of Viet Nam.  We love to return here and taste the marvelous cuisine of the area.  As an example, the Pepperoni Lover’s large pizza at Pizza hut we had the other night was great – as was the large Supreme we ordered to make sure we had enough to eat.

Of course, the lunch we had at Pappa Joe’s was also excellent.  They had a special of 30% off if you ordered a pasta dish and a panini, so we ordered that along with a Coke.  (Yeah – we could have ordered a Diet Coke, but we thought we would splurge as long as we were in this Asian paradise.)

We keep passing by KFC restaurants too.  They are the real thing, not some rip-off.  No McDonald’s yet, but I’ve heard that it’s a legal matter about using local suppliers rather than shipping in the beef.

You know the old battle between Ford and Chevy pickup trucks?  The easy winner here is Ford – you see many more of them than Chevy.  Maybe its because of the assembly plant is located here in Viet Nam.

But, you’ll have to excuse me for now.  I have some reports to write, then I’ll send them out via the wireless network in the house that is connected to a DSL broadband Internet connection.

I think we’re having dinner at a fancy Italian restaurant tonight.  Do you suppose they will think it funny if I use chop sticks to eat my spaghetti?

Comments

[Russ]

Yeah, but do they deliver?

[Tuan]

I dont think it possible to use chopstick for spaghetti, hehe.

[Tom]

It's not Diet Coke, it's Coke Light. I know I'm a Cokeaholic. Eat anything you want for now, but get the breakfast with fruit when you get to Cu's. I wish I was eating at Cu's this week.

[Brian Haworth]

Hope you guys have got that wonderful Canon with you? We all wanna see the Pho!

Have a happy and successful stay - good luck with your respective projects - and shower your friends there with love.

How enviable :) , in the kindest way.

Enjoy to the Max. (Oops, that's Pepsi not Coke?)

[MLW]

Sounds like all is going well. I guess when you get to Hue(spelling?) you can have your favorite Viet Nam foods. Will check back later, all is well here.