Vietnam /April 1, 2016 by Sherri McEwen Hanoi Scenes around where I stayed in the Old Quarter. Butcher shop directly across the narrow alley from my hotel -- from 5 a.m. top 7 p.m. The alley was a bustling vibrant market. Not sure if these were large worms or small eels ... either way, wasn't trying them. Small crabs similar to those on the West Coast but eaten cooked and whole. Curbside ear cleaning ... Hanoi Opera House Burning an offering. Vietnam National Musuem of History with exhibits daring back to 300 b.c. The building was from 1825 during French colonial times and was the École Française d’Extrême Orient. Rising Sun Bridge at Hoan Kiem Lake. Dinner and a large beer less than $6 Canadian!