18 Sep 2022
First stop was a restaurant offering a buffet that was half western food. I didn’t eat much, wanting to save room for local food. We got a coconut water, walked past a church, got coffee at a huge chain (highland coffee), then visited the lake temple. I asked where we were going next and was told the tour was over! We had only done two hours - no market, no local food, and not really any learning about Hanoi. I felt like I could have done those things on my own and didn’t get the local perspective or knowledge. I mentioned I was still hungry and we went to a street cafe for noodle soup, which was amazing - but apart from that, the tour wasn’t really as described.