Southeast Asia Day 4

Today was also focused on school rather than tourist activities. We visited Heineken and Intel and then went out to the city on our own.

First we visited Heineken. It was a really nice brewery. The most interesting thing I learned at Heineken is that Tiger beer is also brewed there. Tiger is a local beer that I’ve been drinking because it’s cheap and yummy, and I didn’t realize it was brewed by Heineken. They gave us a tour of the brewery that actually wasn’t very comprehensive, but afterwards we did Q&A and drank free beer. They also taught us to pour the perfect Heineken beer. It was really fun but I wish we could’ve seen more of the brewery.

Once we were drunk from the Heineken, we went to lunch with everyone. This was the best lunch we’ve had in Vietnam. My favorite thing at lunch was the noodle dish. Nhu actually told me that the noodles were made from beans rather than rice (although I couldn’t tell the difference).

After lunch we headed for Intel. At Intel they gave a presentation and then had a Q&A session, and then we toured the factory. I would’ve liked to have seen and heard more about the factory, but I don’t think they could let us inside. I really liked the people at Intel because they seemed passionate about their work and really excited to share it with us.

When we finished up at Intel, we headed back to the hotel. I immediately went to the pool and stayed there for awhile. After the pool, I met up with some friends to have dinner. We went to a place that Koi, Arnav’s buddy, really likes and it was delicious. She ordered for us and it was all vegetarian.

Finally, we went out for the evening. On the way to the club we stopped for beer at the Family Mart across the street because open containers are legal here. We also stopped at a market that Koi really likes with all local brands so that was cool too. Unfortunately, the club was pretty dead when we got there so I went home after not too long.

On the way home, we stopped at a new Circle K and I got snacks I hadn’t seen before including bacon & mayo onigiri, bo luc lac rice chips, milk tea Kit Kat, and crunchy hazelnut Kit Kat. Everything was really good except for the onigiri but I’m still glad I tried it all!

Overall it was a fun day like always but I wish the company visits had been more in depth. It was super fun to be taken around this evening by someone who lives here!