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Name of Shop: Dan Chu Shop
Although the shop is not big, the merchanise is nicely displayed. It has a good range of silk Aodai's, scarves, men's ties & shirts. It also sells wood handicrafts & their products are of reasonably good quality. The staff were pleasant & very helpful.
The shop offers only a minimal discount but their marked prices are reasonable, compared to the many other touristy shops that I visited. It is very close to the famous Water Puppet Theatre and faces the Hoan Kiem Lake.
What To Buy: I bought this Aodai as my Lunar New Year outfit and I bought for my daughters too. They loved them!
What To Pay: Aodai's like mine are priced between USD25-45 and the quality is good.
Wooden handicrafts are available from USD8 upwards, men's silk ties from USD15.
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Theme: Local Craft
Phone: (84-4)8.262984
Address: 57B Dinh Tien Hoang St, Hon Kiem District, Hanoi
Directions: The shop faces Hoan Kiem Lake & is beside the Water Puppet theatre building.
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Name of Shop: Fruit Vendors
Many fruit vendors work hard plying the streets on foot, balancing a long pole with baskets at each end on their shoulders.
I stopped one & bought 2 kg of Mangoes (10 Mangoes) . Then I noticed a fruit I had not seen before. It was green in colour, like an apple but rounder. I was curious to taste them and the vendor was obliging enough to let me swap two of my mangos for two of these fruits. They had a bitter & sour taste which didn't appeal to me or my children and looked pretty bad (off white) after I cut them open them a few days later.
The mangoes however, were delicious. Unfortunately, they didn't travel well and a few were bruised by the time I got them back to Malaysia. Next time I'll just buy my mangoes at the local pasar malam!
I've since found out the name of the mysterious fruit-it is called the star apple. Please see the picture of what it looks like. The pulp of the fruit was off-white, similar in texture to a custard apple and came with large black seeds. My take on it is that I much prefer the taste of custard apples or sour-sop anytime.
What To Pay: After some gentle bargaining, I got my mangos at 21,000 dong/kg.
(15,000 dong = USD 1.00)
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Theme: Food and Drink
Address: Look out for them on the streets
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