Ah, May is heating up and so is the humidity. We have been told to expect a very hot summer here. The heat index the last couple of days has been above 110 with it supposed to be even higher this weekend. Getting used to sweating and knowing that even if you were to go and wash, you would be sweating again just doing nothing. Unless you go to a room, close the door and turn on the ceiling fan and air conditioning. Ah, how wonderful is that.
In the last month as I drive my 125cc motorbike around I am amazed at the vehicles that are populating the streets of Hanoi now. The normal cars are Toyota Camry, Honda Civic, an assortment of vans and trucks and other types of cars. But the brands I see often and in both the Sedan and SUV version are: Lexus, BMW, Mercedes, Porsche and Nissan. I also see in less quantity, Cadillac, Porsche (sports car), Bentley and even two Rolls Royce.
As I drive around I also get to experience smells - my favorite is the smell of the meat for Bun Cha (a noodle dish) as it is being grilled. It is wonderful as I pass through the smoke as they cook right on the side of the road. There is one street in Hanoi that has several of these shops and if you drive down it in the morning, with the street covered in shade from tall trees, you will go through a wonderful cloud of delicious smelling grilled meat.
As you drive through Hanoi you can't escape the sound of construction. Hammering, drilling, cutting, pounding, and welding. It seems that even in most neighborhoods there is construction going on. At both ends of our alley there is a house being constructed, but we are close to the one that is much further along and we the sounds are faint.
There are more sights and sounds, but I will save that for another time.
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