Saigon Steemians Meet Up: Great Food and Beers at 50 Cents.
Tonight I met up with three fellow Steemians here in Saigon for food beers fun and Steem chat. @Hanzkiboy @Phanthiphan and @Jakehorn87 were all on great form. It was such a great night. We went to a Vietnamese restaurant on Vo Van Kiet which runs alongside the canal in District 1, the main business district on the city. It is though, very Vietnamese along this street. Hien Khe is about as local as it gets; great food, beers at 50 cents (I kid you not) and a terrific atmosphere.
Hannu, Jake and Phan were all on great form and we chatted for hours about what we are starting to understand about Steemit. The end result was that all four of us realised that we don't know a great deal. It seems that the more we learn, the less we know. But we are all keen and determined to make this work for all of us. This was four people from four different countries; England, Finland, the United States and Vietnam. All keen to learn about this wonderful new cryptocurrency.
The food was really cool, a wonderful mix of meat, veggies and seafood and cheap cheap beers. I have been here before and it was not surprising that it was completely packed, upstairs and downstairs. The people on the next table, who had obviously been here before, ordered the biggest hotpot I have ever seen. I simply had to ask their permission to take a photo. As Vietnamese always do, they were happy to oblige.
We had baby squid which were roasted to perfection on the barbecue, a beef dish that to be honest had far too much wasabi in it, we were all coughing and spluttering, morning glory with garlic, deep fried squid and pigs liver in a really great sauce.
This place is best described as "different". Though when compared to what we get used to out here, I guess it isn't. The toilets are remarkably Western and come with a positively Western sense of humour. The vomit sink in the gents is designed specifically for the locals, who really cannot hold their beer. I have never known a country where so many people spew up when drunk. Specifically designed vomit sinks? Really?
This really is a great place to meet up with mates and made the perfect venue for Saigon Steemians' first meet up. I am sure we'll be meeting up again soon, and we are all keen to meet with others here in Vietnam's largest city. Steem On!
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Indeed it was a great night out with friends! Thanks for snappin these photos @inseasia, I always forget to take them. Can't wait for our next meeting, always so much fun! Have a Great weekend Y'all!
Thanks Hanzkiboy. Great fun, food and company. See you soon.
Fantastic night out @hanzkiboy, @inseasia and @phanthiphan! Lets do it again soon. Great to share some steemit ideas and food together. Great night! Steem on!!!
It was Jake, so good to all get together. I could have done without the local guy pissing all over the gents floor, but hey! Such is life in this crazy city.
haha yep thats #saigon for ya as you already know @inseasia! At least their bathroom is generally spotless for that kind of establishment where most people get quite drunk lol!
They have spent a lot of money on the toilets and this idiot thinks it's ok to do that. Terrible behaviour.
Yea, not cool at all.
totally uncool
he might as well have tried to piss in the 'puke sink' lol
What? who dose that? jesus, I'm glad room for ladies always clean.