Today I had a Hanoi Free Walking Tour with a couple from France organized by Vietnam Eco Travel. They just went to Hanoi the day before so Hanoi was still new to them. Although it rained, they still wanted to continue our half day tour. Our itinerary was Hoan Kiem Lake - Saint Joseph Cathedral – Hoa Lo Prison – Giang coffee.
Firstly, I guided them to Hoan Kiem Lake – The heart of Hanoi. It includes Ngoc Son temple, The Huc bridge, Turtle Tower, Pen Tower and the green lake. I told them about the legend of the lake, the history of those places and our religion. Secondly, we went to Saint Joseph Cathedral with the French architecture, took some nice photos and kept moving to Hoa Lo prison. I told them about the history of the prison and the criem of French colonists in Vietnam war. They are from French so they confused that did Vietnamese people still hate French now because of killing many Vietnamese and destroyed Vietnam in the war?. I tried to explain that it’s over now.Nowadays France has invested a lot in our economy  so Vietnam and French are friend now. They felt better after that. After that we went to Giang coffee to try egg coffee and Vietnamese coffee which are very specific in Hanoi. They really like it for the first time they tried it. They said that they would introduce that coffee for their friends in France when they came back home and tried o learn how to make it because in France, it doesn’t have egg coffee.
I took them back to their hostel, gave a warm hug to each other. Although they’re a little old, they could walk for a long time because they do exercise everyday. Moreover they’re very humorous, knowledgeable and kind. The husband seems like loving her a lot. I wish that when I get old, I can travel everywhere with my husband .
By the way I had a nice tour today. I hope that i’ll have more good tours.