【📍ベトナム ラオカイ省 バックハー】花モン族の町、喧騒の日曜市、熱気の市場食堂 | 空の財布は旅の道連れ 【EP1-3】

【📍ベトナム ラオカイ省 バックハー】花モン族の町、喧騒の日曜市、熱気の市場食堂 | 空の財布は旅の道連れ 【EP1-3】

Good morning. It’s about 8:00 in the morning right now. I’m rushing across the border again. Today, I suddenly decided to look up what there is to do in Lào Cai. I found out that in a nearby town called Bắc Hà, there’s a Sunday Market. Today is Sunday, so it seems like it’s happening. Since I have the chance, I thought I’d go check it out. I’m leaving early because it starts in the morning. (Asking for directions to Bắc Hà) Google Translate is a lifesaver. Bus sta… (Bus terminal)? It’s like a spot-the-difference puzzle. You Taxi? Taxi, it’s 1 million. Bu-ter? (Meaning bus terminal?) To Bắc Hà, it’s 1 million dong. It’s 80km to Bắc Hà. 80km for about 5000 yen isn’t an outrageous price, but I’d rather take the bus if possible. While I was joking around with the taxi driver, a guy who knew the bus stop showed up and gave me a ride. Apparently, there’s a road that all buses to Bắc Hà must pass through. He said he’d help me find the bus stop. Other taxis at the border tried to overcharge me, but this guy’s fare was reasonable (I think it was around 50,000 dong). Checking if the camera is recording. Looks like we’ve arrived. He told me to wait here, so I’m waiting. It looks like just a kiosk, but it seems to also be a bus stop. I never would have found this on my own… Thanks, taxi driver! I’ll put the location in the description box. The bus really came. Excuse me! *The plastic bag is full of used clothes I bought too much of in Kunming. The inside of the bus is quite clean and has a gorgeous design. It’s a minibus with a capacity of a little over 10 people. It’s a mountain road, so a little shaking is to be expected. Hmm? What’s that sound? It was the sound of the horn. It’s so unique. The shaking is also intense! The price is probably cheap, so I’ll accept it with an open heart. I was able to get off the bus. The fare was, I think… Let’s see, I gave 100,000 and got 10,000 back, so… *Doing some horribly complicated calculations. 90,000? 90,000 means…? I’m hesitating because the exchange rate isn’t in my head yet, but it’s about 500 yen, so it’s one-tenth the price of a taxi. If you understand Vietnamese, please explain. Well, I don’t know if 90,000 dong is cheap or expensive, but it’s fine (with a tolerant heart). I’m heading for the Bắc Hà market now, but I don’t really know where it is. Even though I’m in the center of Bắc Hà, the Bắc Hà Sunday market is mainly for the “Flower Hmong” people, but there are also the Can Cau Saturday market and the Coc Ly Tuesday market nearby, which serve as a place of exchange between ethnic groups with different living spaces. Let’s walk a bit. What a huge crowd… Honestly, I didn’t expect it to be this crowded. The produce section is especially busy. There are a lot of plants for sale that I’ve never seen before… Could this be…? I’ve seen this in China. It seems to be a type of herbal medicine called Panax notoginseng (see the Kunming episode). I don’t understand most of it, but this hustle and bustle is fun. There’s also a section selling clothes and bags. There are also indoor stalls like this. Maybe this is open every day, not just on Sundays (unconfirmed information). It seems like it would be a bit more expensive to buy here. Well, it’s so colorful and fun~ (For some reason, reacts to a cowboy hat) There are quite a few other foreigners, maybe on tours. It’s a surprisingly famous place. I was hungry, so I came to a diner in the market. A child waiter. I want to eat! The most important grammar for a traveler. I-I’m getting through to them, right…? He seems to be confused. We can speak Chinese! Khop khun ka (Thai)
No, I’m not Thai. Annyeonghaseyo (Korean) You’re just guessing, aren’t you? Should I reveal the secret? Kor… (Chinese)
Korean? (Chinese) Ja-Japan. Oh, you’re Japanese! It seems he’s figured out what to translate. Looks like I can finally order. Using Google Translate to tell them what I want to eat. I ordered a single portion of the specialty, horse meat hot pot. A lot of people gathered around. It seems I didn’t have enough money for the meal. But I had hundreds of thousands of dong… I mistakenly thought I still had a lot of money… 10,000 Vietnamese dong is about 55 yen. Don’t be careless just because there are a lot of zeros. They are arranging my order to be a total of 200,000 dong. Thank you, all the child waiters! In the end, they managed to lower the price to 120,000 dong (about 650 yen). That was a big help. As a person with no money, Thank you, children (I want to say it again and again). This is part of the horse meat hot pot. The meat is really tough, but it’s really flavorful and it’s delicious! This pho also had various herbs in it, including houttuynia cordata. In Yunnan, China, and around here, they eat a lot of houttuynia cordata. I’m still not used to the taste, but overall, it’s delicious. Thank you for the meal! The children were eating nearby, so I went to say goodbye. They are all so strong and adorable. Bye-bye, cảm ơn (thank you). The market and the diner are right next to each other. It seems they also do takeout outside. Maybe this is the horse hot pot. There are also various kinds of offal, beef, pork, and chicken. They really sell a lot of different things. Maybe this is that. There’s that thing from some animal. In the end, there were a lot of good things, but I couldn’t buy them. It’s frustrating to be so poor! A kind old woman who saw my plight helped me find a place to exchange money, but the money exchangers at the hotel only accepted dollars, and I was so broke I was worried about having enough money to get back. If you’re going to exchange money in Bắc Hà, bring dollars. Is this unsolicited advice? There are few things to buy. There’s almost nothing I can buy. It looks so delicious. From here on, there’s a sound problem for a while. Sad. Please enjoy the poor traveler plotting to buy a snack in silence for a while. Cảm ơn (Thank you). Oh, I was able to buy it. Now I just have to go back to Lào Cai with the little money I have left. Searching for a bus to Lào Cai at the bus stop. Lào Cai? Doesn’t seem like it. Lào Cai? Nope. Lào Cai? No. Lào Cai… How do I get to Lào Cai? How am I supposed to get back? Lào Cai! After that, I couldn’t find a bus on my own, so I asked the person at the hotel where many foreigners were gathered to call a bus for me. Everyone, make sure you have a plan for getting back. I think it was about 30,000 dong (about 170 yen). It was that much more expensive than the way there, but I was able to pay for it (barely). Relieved that I could go back for now. After that, I asked the driver to speed, and I managed to make it to the bus I had booked from Lào Cai. This time it was a quick visit to the market, but I’ll definitely come back to Bắc Hà. The bus’s destination is Hanoi. I’ll meet up with my companion and from here on it will be a two-person trip. The interior of the bus looks like this. It was about 5 hours, and I was quite comfortable. Arrived in Hanoi. I did a little sightseeing, so please enjoy it as a bonus. The next morning in Hanoi. It’s so urban. It’s so cold. It’s actually a bit cold. Everyone is wearing down jackets. It’s true, it feels colder than the high-altitude areas in the north like Lào Cai. I wonder why. It smells really strong. What is this? Ah, it’s fragrant. This is the so-called civet poop coffee. In Vietnam, they often use a coffee filter called a “phin” to slowly extract the coffee’s flavor. It has a strong, rich bitterness. It’s delicious! So this is what it’s like. Well, let’s take a look around. We are at the Hang Da Market in Hanoi. It was written in Japanese. Many of the shopkeepers can also speak Japanese. Spices. It’s a shopping mall that sells everything, including clothing, accessories, and seasonings. It has the Vietnam mark on it. Is this star the Vietnam mark? No. bao nhiêu (how much?) I bought my favorite fruit, the wax apple. I know how to ask the price, but I have a problem where I don’t understand the price they tell me. It’s happening. Let’s try it. It’s probably tomato-based. It smells like tomato. It looks a little spicy, but it’s not at all. It also had tofu and fish cakes. Pho accepts everything. Ah, it has a very gentle flavor. It was delicious! I like how it’s growing out of the wall. I want to do this to my house. This is my future home. This is my future home (2nd time). We are at St. Joseph’s Cathedral, which was built by the French a long time ago. The middle part feels really out of place. Stained glass or at least a clock. The clock is up there. The clock was up there. I wonder what was there originally. Really. They should definitely remove it. The one in the middle. Apparently, you’re supposed to be able to see the “rose window” typical of Gothic churches. For some reason, there was a mysterious mark on it. We came to Hanoi’s Train Street. It’s a strange sight with cafes lined up along the tracks. The road is really messy (bumpy). Are they waiting for the train to come? It feels like walking on a red carpet. Everyone is staring. If you walk right in the middle. Wow, the hustle and bustle is amazing. By the way, this line is said to be part of the old Yunnan-Vietnam Railway. The Yunnan-Vietnam Railway was built during the French colonial period in the late 19th century. It is a major artery connecting Kunming in Yunnan Province, China, to Haiphong in Vietnam. The current scenery is the result of the living space created along the tracks becoming a tourist attraction. The narrowness of the track gauge suggests that it was part of a line that ran through mountainous terrain. I didn’t realize it at all, but it seems I’ve been traveling along the railway. It’s quite moving. Most of the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway is no longer in use, but it seems that trains still run here in Hanoi. It must be difficult to operate with so many people. They’re doing some kind of road work. Keep up the good work! I also went to see Hanoi’s famous water puppet show. This is worth seeing. It was only a one-day stay, but it was fulfilling. But it’s about time to head to our next destination. That country that every traveler wants to visit at least once. Stay tuned. Bắc Hà, Lào Cai Province, Vietnam (End)



え、、こんなに0の数あるのに足りないの、、？
悔しいけど貧民は貧民なりに楽しみ方がある。
いつかリベンジだ。

※番外編として後半にハノイ観光も載せてます。
※撮影日は2025年2月です。

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0:00 オープニング
3:13 バックハーに辿り着く
5:59 ローカル食堂に突撃
9:38 ラオカイへの帰路を捜索
13:05 ハノイを散策
16:07 トレインストリートへ

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