Before heading there, we had a language class at a different branch of UEF than usual. We went over how to say prices, and also how to ask to lower the price again. After that, we had a few hours to ourselves to go through the market. There were a lot of different things in the market, including things like t shirts, purses, dresses, fruit, food, and souvenirs.
One of the weirdest things we saw was bottles of rice wine with things like snakes and scorpions inside of it. I bought a few t shirts for my family, as well as a rice hat to bring back home. After shopping, we ate at a restaurant near the market. I ordered a bowl of rice noodles with spring rolls, which was really good.
We also ordered a plate of assorted appetizers, which allowed me to sample more dishes from Vietnam.
We then made dinner plans with the UEF students that helped us shop. After relaxing at the hotel for a bit, we got picked up by our friends. Tonight, we tried all different kinds of street food. The first thing we had were a bunch of different snail dishes, and although I've had snails at home before, it was a really unique experience. The one dish had snails the size of peas back home, and after using a needle to get the snail out, the meat amounted to pretty much nothing.
After the snails, we tried fried fertilized duck eggs with tamarind sauce. Even though it's unlike American eggs, it actually tasted good. It just had a weird texture to it since the duck was already developing. After the first food stand, we then tried this Vietnamese pizza type thing, which was some sort of flour topped with different meats. Along with the Vietnamese pizza, we had flavored tea with gelatin inside, which was really refreshing.
After all that food, we spent time going around the city. Eventually we went to this park in District 2 across the river, which offered a great view of District 1.
After spending some time together at the park, we went back to the hotel to prepare for the next day.
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