This was meant to be a gourmet tour, in other words looking for the best meal in Hanoi and the surrounding.
The first taste was for French Vietnames cuisine at Hoa Sua School for Disadvantage Youth 34 Chau Long Street, Ba Dinh, Hanoi.
Learn one very important thing for ordering steak, what is medium rare to the french
is medium to the americans, so when you order medium in a french restaurant, you get medium rare.
All in we spent USD200 for flight, USD450 for the Tour and we spent USD100 on the gourmet fine dining. A total of USD750, good value for money.
Thhe tour covers transport to and from the restaurants, tour of Hanoi city,
1 night overnight stay on the boat Dragon Pearl III (great food, kudos to the chef).
Visit to Ninh Binh and Van Long, a nature reserve. Also entrance to the famous water puppet show.