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Location, location, location. Well, this industrious local entrepreneur did not have the great riverside location so he came up with the next best thing: cheap cold beer. He was also a friendly sort that had us coming back as much for his infectious smile as the cheap brew he dutifully doled out. It was a great place to meet travelers too. Hey, it’s a world-wide known fact that we can’t resist cheap cold beer, right? ;)
We had a few of the snacks on offer and the fried wontons were okay though the portion was on the small side. Hey, with all that cheap beer flowing, I guess he’s got to make some money somehow. Anyway, the cheap cold beer (which is also fresh by the way) is only 3,000 dong (less than 20 cents) a glass! Bia hoi is the Vietnamese name for fresh beer so if you see that sign anywhere, head in for generally cheap suds.
You might want a jacket if you head there late afternoon as once the sun goes down, it does get a bit chilly (well, in the winter anyway). Leave a Comment Theme: Eating and DrinkingAddress: 19 Hoang Van ThuPhone: 0510.910409Directions: This is right off D Bach Dang so close to river front area.
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| | | | some karaoke joint: it's payday, it's K-A-R-A-O-K-E! | Tip Rating:  | | | | |
Ok. This event was one reason I was happy to be in Hoi An, and was one of the highlights of a monthlong trip. Of course, you don't NEED to be in Hoi An to participate in karaoke, but this is where I happened to experiece the full Vietnamese karaoke works.
Long story short:
Took a cooking class. Ended up talking to the chef, who offered to take me around the outskirst of Hoi An on his motorbike. I graciously accepted. While I was drinking a cup of Vietnamese coffee with him, in a place with no tourists, I happened to catch a glimpse of a karaoke sign. Quite innocently I asked, so, do you do karaoke? Yes, came the reply. And it just so happens, that today is payday, and the staff from the cooking school is meeting for karaoke. And, guess what, it's about 50 meters from your hotel. (I'm an American, don't know from meters, but take it that it's pretty close.)
So, he says he'll pick me up at my hotel at 8. Ok. He doesn't arrive until 8.30, by which time I had scheduled a pedicure. Some slight confusion ensues.
We drive the 50 meters to this place. Now, when I've done karaoke, it's in a bar. But, this, this was a room. A small room on the second floor or some building, with a tv, a sofa, a coffee table, and a colored disco ball. A few of the women from the cooking school are sitting around, a bit confused as to why I was there. Then the music started. (continued below...if you care to read on....)
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I'm confused. I'm hot. This is a bit odd, but I'm loving it. More people arrived, and again, they are shocked, shocked that there is a paying customer from the school.
People look through the karaoke book, play a bit with the remote control, and start singing these songs. Now, I don't know Vietnamese, but I can just tell that they are the cheesiest of love songs. I mean, beyond cheesy. And, for the most part, they are being sung earnestly.
They tell me to sing. The selection of songs in English is maybe two pages long. I pick Carole King's "It's Too Late Baby," but the music is off, and the video is weird, and I can't finish. But, even more important than that, I sense that I am losing my audience.
I stay quiet for a while.
They ask me to sing again. This time I pick, "We Are Family." It's a hit. The group sings along to the "We are family, I've got all my sisters with me," bit. I'm delightfully happy.
I sing again. My last song. This time I pick, "We Will Rock You." (No one can say that I've not learned my song picking lesson.) Again, I hit. I feel redeemed! Leave a Comment Theme: Live Music
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Hoi An is one of those nice little town that most ang-mos will love to stay for days or even weeks, but do very little of everything.
If i'm not limited by tight schedule, i'll stay here for at least one week.
This is what you should do, where everyday you will be doing slow breakfast, and then follow with tea breaks, then dinner and beer at some bar with live traditional musical performance. And next day repeat the same. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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