Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Walking tour with non-local guide

 

We met a Danish man at our hotel today and went for a walk with him. He took us to a produce market (called a wet market). It was lots of fun. Mounds of dried fungus, hopping frogs and boiling pots of pho. He’s been coming to Vietnam for many years as part of a research project about type 2 diabetes. Like everywhere in the world, diabetes is rising rapidly here. There are a bunch of reasons including diet, exercise and people living longer. The lack of exercise is a big issue. The sidewalks are filled with wares and scooters and the streets are so busy that elderly don’t leave the house much.

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