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When the local friends recommended Dong Pho of District 3., I didn't presume much. Let us hit the place tonite was my only reaction. Little did I expect the heavenly taste of food.  My friend ordered some prawn and noodles. I opted for 5 course vegetarian dinner set with a simple belief that I can taste authentic Vietnamese food in one shot.   http://www.dongphorestaurant. com/ Fresh banana bud salad was the first item. It had crisp banana and tasty noodles mixed with some vegetables. Surprise for me was more from fragrance and the ideal quantity of food.  Second item was assorted steamed dumplings ... they were wrapped under leaves and had different sauce. I have to take advice to find out which dumplings will go better with which sauce !!!  Third item was Hue Style Pancake... stuffed with lot of vegetables and accompanied by some cucumber... this felt heavy finally. By this time, my friend was convinced that vege...

When I was planning to journey to Hanoi and Halong Bay… I had very minimal expectations. I chose based on tourist arrival statistics and the pictures I saw in google. I have to admit, Hanoi surprised me. The place is so vibrant and Old Quarter is full of life. Food was brilliant. We did lot of shopping also on clothes and shoes. I did some research using tripadvisor and got links of many operators and the reviews about then. Then, I reached out to Indo China to book and finalise itinerary. They have shared day wise plans and activities and we need to decide the number of days we were supposed to hire the house boat for. They also picked us from the hotel where we stayed for the journey to Ha Long Bay. The journey to HaLong Bay from Hanoi was bit tiring considering the ride takes 3 to 3.5 hours and with break. Thankfully, the break spot is chosen so carefully with Tourism in mind and it cheers you a lot due to the painting or sculpture or the simple tea. The bus was com...