HIWC Bazaar

Today was the Annual Hanoi International Women's Club Bazaar. Each year HIWC puts on this bazaar and raises tens of thousands of dollars for local charities. The charities are selected by Community Aid Commitee, last year the Bazaar raised over $100,000USD. The Bazaar is one of the most exciting events in Ha Noi. This year there were 35 "Country Tables" and several more vendor tables. The Hubs and I volunteered to donate brownies and our time to the US Country table. It was a really fun day.

The line to get in, we showed up right at 10am when it started. Luckily we only had to wait ten minutes, which was much shorter than waiting for a taxi to get home.

USA Country table! God Bless America!

Hubs and I in our aprons, we look like we are ready to run for office.

The cutest sisters in Ha Noi:)

We had the best view of the stage. Several different groups performed, including a group of Koreans in traditional Korean dress to Gagnam Style, it was amazing....until we heard the song overplayed all day

Our American food for sale: BBQ pork with cole slaw and veggies

At the Canada table you could take your picture

Germany was selling good beer and of course, lots of sausages

We opted out of the Vietnam table, we think we will have enough food from them

Belgium!

Ireland: Their sign read "Molly O'Nguyen's"--they were selling Guinness, we were excited

Saint Patrick was there!

Singapore!

Palestine!

The UK: Keep Calm and Eat Bacon Sandwiches

Sri Lanka!

Sri Lankan Kottu; traditional street food from Sri Lanka: "Kottu": chicken, veggies and pieces of bread stir fried together: YUMMMMMM

Sri Lankan Kottu; they are opening a restaurant next month! Wahoo!

from the UK booth

Australia! I tried a Shiraz Viognier for the first time; not bad!

Indonesia!

Russia!

Hubs had to get some beer from here as well:)

Thailand! We volunteered the first two hours of the Bazaar so that we could go and eat afterwards, however, most of the places had run out of food by noon:(

Brazil!

Brunei! 

We had a curry puff from here, not too shabby..

China was making their own dumplings, but the line was too long for us

Ukraine!

"Live beer" at the Ukraine tent, made in Ha Noi, it was delish!

Taiwan!

Ukranian beer and Taiwan food: squid on a stick, sausage sandwich and onion pancake

Denmark!

Croatia! Nigeria! Egypt!

These guys made the most amazing balloon animals that I have ever seen

There were Christmas decorations for sale everywhere!

**note the conical hat on the angel:) It made me very happy.

A Vietnamese parking lot. 

We were there for five hours and it flew by! We saw some friends and made some new ones. I think it was a very successful event, Kudos to HIWC and all the volunteers!