Trà Chanh has developed into a veritable cult drink of the young generation in Hanoi. It is simply a matter of tea with lemon. Almost everywhere in the city the shops that offer Trà Chanh, sprung up from the ground. Particularly well attended are the shops at the traditional meeting place for the students in the streets around the cathedral near the Hoan Kiem Lake, where one encounters every afternoon or evening, hundreds of people There is still the “real” Trà Chanh based on green tea, while elsewhere often a strange Chinese powder stuff is sold. A glass of tea with lots of ice for the equivalent of 30 cents, plus a few snacks like peanuts or sunflower seeds, what more do you need on a warm summer evening than talk with good friends for hours about everything under the sun? It may not always be alcohol. many greetings Cathrin Cathrin’s Blog: Zwischen Traditionen und Moderne