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Sunday, January 17, 2016

The silk village

December 29

On one of our last days in Hanoi, Sac took us to Ha Dong, the silk village near Hanoi filled with shops selling silk products.  We even got to wander in one of the places that made the silk and even see a decanter of wine with silkworms in it (didn't try it though).

Most "villages" around Hanoi are small towns of 5,000 - 20,000 residents that specialize in one specific product.  We've been to pottery village, a place that makes rice noodles, and now a silk village.  Fascinating way to do business.  Makes a lot of sense to have everyone together rather than having to drive all over the place to comparison shop.  I picked up a beautiful blue silk necktie for $8, and I am now kicking myself for not getting more of them.






The machines use punch cards to make the designs in the silk:






Silk pajamas -- another thing I regret not getting there:



Some silkworms that were doing their thing right in the factory:



This is the wine decanter with the silkworms in it.  I was not brave enough to try it:




Afterwards we stopped for some snacks in the village -- bun cha and some chocolate pastry:



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