CLICK on title for photos : A Saturday Afternoon in Ha Noi
Last Saturday was quite an adventure...I had my hair cut. That's not much of an adventure I hear you say well, believe me, when there is a total language barrier and you have curly hair in a country of straight hair, believe me, going to a hairdresser IS an adventure.
And I was more than pleasantly surprised. I had THE very best hairwashing experience of my life. The young lady not only washed my hair she massaged my head AND my face....bliss!! And all lying flat on my back on a comfortable day bed sort of thing. AND the haircut was just perfect... a little shorter than I had intended but actually given the fact that the weather has turned hot again, it feels just great. She did spend a great deal of time and energy trying to straighten my hair which was all rather futile but interesting. Having washed it, the curls have all bounced back into place and look rather good, I have to say.
So, new haircut in place, I headed out to visit a part of Ha Noi that I had not yet been to...the large Pagoda on West Lake. I wandered round for a little while enjoying the beauty of the place and the atmosphere. I did not take any photographs inside the Pagoda as it was a very special day for people to visit and pray and it did not feel appropriate to be snapping photos of what are really beautiful statues and decorations....another time when it it quieter.
I then wandered down to the lower part of the lake where there are some bars and restaurants and went onto the balcony of a bar to enjoy a cool bottle of Bia Hanoi before heading back towards home and supper.
