When the night train from Sapa to Hanoi arrives
at 0430, what can be done to keep awake
until bedtime?
Well the commercial flower market set up beside a dyke in the Red River delta is a must and is at its height about midnight.
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There is a permanent roof structure but most of the vendors set up on what they have available under the strip lighting.
Most vendor sell specialist flowers so a florist would have to visit numerous stalls.
Once customers have made their purchase these are loaded onto bikes and make a pretty wide load.
Our purchase was just a single orchid, which was later saved in the security belt at the airport by a vigilant attendant!
A taxi back to the hotel in time for breakfast followed by a stroll to Hoan Kiem Lake where locals go to promenade.
Then a very leisurely lunch at a high end restaurant was called for. This view from the balcony just shows the old Long Bien Bridge.
From the balcony we looked down on tube houses.
This form comes form an old taxation system where
the law were such that property tax would only be
charge on the length of the front facade.
Strangely as it is, the overall square footage of the
house made no difference.
Music was then needed to avoid the match sticks being needed. We found that the water puppet theatre certainly received our nod of approval before it was time for bed!
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