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We had a lay in then got up to have breakfast. We were recommended by a family member of the guesthouse to have 'Beng Cuon' (vietnamese rice rolls) from a lady who sold it on the same alley way as where our guesthouse was. Beng Cuon is one of Helen's favourite asian dishes, it is made with thin rice rolls wrapped with pork, onions, garlic and black asian mushroom fillings. We had it with fish sauce, some kind of light and tasty bread and fish eggs. This was one of the best breakfast we have had on this trip. It cost 10,000 VND each. (Less than a £1 for the both of us)
After breakfast, Helen wanted to get her watch repaired so we walked to a street stall that could do this. The guy who repaired it was so patient, it was fiddly to repair and took him about 20 minutes. The guy charged Helen 5,000 VND to repair and Helen tipped him an extra 5,000 VND as he was a lovely guy.
After getting Helen's watch repaired, we walked to the bus station to catch the bus to China Town and 'Bin Tay Market'. When we arrived, it was busy with little to distinguish it from the rest of the city apart from a dragon statue and a few stalls selling chinese lanterns which was disappointing. We found 'Bin Tay Market' nearby, from the outside it appeared to be a good market but once again we were disappointed. The market sold mainly homeware items and local produce (not exactly useful for a backpacker). After a short time here, we made a sharp exit and got the bus straight back to the area by 'Ben Thanh Market'.
For lunch, we went to 'Pho 2000' restaurant, Jay had beef stew with noodles again and Helen had beef noodle soup. Jay had a 333 beer to drink and Helen had a lemon juice. Helen wanted to buy a traditional Vietnamese cone hat but did not find any good ones at the market, on the way out we spotted a street seller selling them, Helen liked them and bought one. The street seller told us that Helen was the first customer of hers.
After this, we walked back to our guesthouse to collect the things we needed to send home. We got a taxi to the Post Office and they boxed our stuff up. This cost approximately £23 which was cheaper than when we sent stuff home last time in Bangkok.
After posting our stuff home, we walked back and showered. We met up with Laura and Jamie to have dinner. We all decided to go to a hawker stall, we got there at 6:45pm and they had only just began to set up the stalls so we had drinks at a street seller who sold cold drinks. By around 7:30pm the hawker stalls were all up and running, we had a look round and found one that had a good barbeque going. This was a very busy place and we were lucky to have found four spare seats. Jay, Jamie and Laura all had vermicelli noodles with roast pork which they all enjoyed. Jay thought it was one of the best meals he has had on this trip. Unfortunately on the other hand Helen did not get what she ordered due to a communication barrier. Helen asked for vermicelli noodles with beef but got a plate of egg noodles with lots of vegetables and beef. It was still a nice dish to eat though.
After dinner, Jamie wanted to have a look at a coffee stall, he was only browsing as he was going to buy some in Hanoi just before he flies home. Helen and Jay decided to buy some for their dads as the Vietnamese are famous for their coffee. It cost 120,000 VND each (£3.70 each).
Laura and Jamie had never tried lychee before so Jay treated everyone to some from a fruit market, it was sweet and juicy, everyone enjoyed it.
We all went back to our guesthouse and said our goodbyes to Laura and Jamie before heading to bed. We enjoyed their company and spent a good amount of time with them in three countries, especially in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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