Coffee Culture "has long become the idyllic lifestyle of Hanoi Vietnam. But in the eyes of foreigners, it can be explored with unique features. You'll feel it through the posts of women Journalist Katherine Zoepf The New York Times.
 
At first you will not find that place where. Located between two stores forced himself on a silk road city of Hang Gai crowded, narrow end of a path leading to small garden in the backyard, cafe quarter has a sense of discovery, Whether you come here first or the 50th.

Several residents said Hanoi to it as a secret cafe, an island almost separate from the crowded streets of old town motorcycle. The low table placed next few lotus flowers. The Japanese pigeons with hairy legs and tail spread fan shape crept softly among the tables and chairs. Collection of the art hanging on the wall restaurant. The canvas had been rain tarnishing. "The inkling," the owner said. Half morning coffee shrink away, except some old chess team inside their coffee.

Ancient custom is one of the finest coffee in Hanoi Vietnam. Unlike the rest of Asia - a continent of tea in general, a land of light compatible with Nescafé soluble packages for tourists like Java coffee, Vietnam has a culture other coffee Italy completely. Along with colonial architecture and chopsticks bread sold on street corners, coffee is one of the most pleasant that ruins the year domination of the French left.

Skip the traffic problem, still rhythm of life here calmly and almost any Vietnamese person you meet, whether young and old, rich and poor, have a coffee shop where they like, where they can spend hours to chat, smoking and sipping a cup of very strong coffee and fresh milk (coffee filter placed on a tall glass with ice dams and small condensed milk). It is commonly used brewing here for 20 to 40 cents for a glass (3000-6000 contract - TS).

It's a coffee culture restraint: No umbrellas fanfare, no table overhang placed curbside. Watch passersby is not its goal. Typical cafes in Hanoi is a small scene, often just a storefront with a picture frame isolated from the streets. Hanoi's Old Quarter - 36 streets, the 13th century, each town are named after the trade guilds of their kind - are small businesses of the family.

Inside the café, such as coffee Quynh Street Bat Dan, usually dark - contrary to the tropical sun outside. Each cup of coffee is a luxury that can accept in a country where annual household income is approximately 300 USD. The residents of Hanoi to the cafe to escape the heat of the day, to relax, and to sip a cup of coffee bitter sweet mix of the city.

Like much else in Vietnam, coffee has a history of bitter sweet and fleshy. The same colonial master France in Indochina has established the first coffee plantations in Vietnam, in late 19th century, exploiting their cheap labor of local farmers. 90 years ago, the cafes are scattered on the streets of Hanoi primarily for wealthy foreigners ...
 
Do not stop in fear of fire, people living in the tallest building in Vietnam has suffered hundreds of thousands of other fears such rules stairs, free chat ...

Fires have occurred on the 7th floor building Keangnam pm 27 / 8 past again sounding a bell fears for thousands of residents have been and will be living and residing in apartments in Hanoi Vietnam this .

1. Fires: Reduced to "save themselves"

This is the 3rd, Keangnam building fires.

The first fire occurred in 10 hours 20 minutes morning 6/11/2010 at Tower B 70 floors of buildings. Monday fire that occurred on 24/03/2010 at floor 25 of Keangnam. Fires happened two days ago but no major damage but again who made the residents more confused, afraid.

Exchanges with PV, Senior Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Van Son - Deputy Police Chief Fire (FPF) Ha Noi Police have said: highest vehicle scale fighting in Hanoi now only reach up to ... floor 14. Besides, at 323:2004 standard (standard Vietnam Construction - buildings - design criteria) is also only identify buildings with height 25 meters to 100 meters - the equivalent of a 30 storey . Accordingly, the standard super-tall buildings (over 30 floors) is currently not available.

The fire was third on 27 / 8 and more recently a resident makes Keangnam panic, anxiety.
High-rise fire, the fire is complex. With the equipment currently in Vietnam, most fire-fighting force is only used by means of fire stairs, take a lot of hose time wheel as well as implementation of other necessary facilities. Fire engines must run at much higher pressure. Each one meter tall equal to 1 m water column.

Building higher the water pressure up to scratch requires a large tomb. Forces fighting extremely hard to put out a fire. So, in addition to self-rescue equipment in the existing condominiums, the occurrence of fire and explosion is the most important people to be calm here, find the plan "save themselves".

Ms. Trinh Thuy Mai, the resident representative interim Keangnam petrotimes talk, complains: "We oppose the management fee is 18 600 m2 of Keangnam by utilities not meeting the requirements of residents, more again living in unsafe conditions like this. After the fire today, we see that, Keangnam Vina Company to produce a certificate of fire safety, including the certification and operation management, the building is so new problems occurring fire fire, can not measure the consequences will happen if a fire broke out at a higher level. "