The Old Quarter is somewhat similar to Beijing's hutong with small congested roads lined with small shops ever increasingly catered towards tourists. However, there is a slight difference where shophouses have actually been converted into beautiful residential buildings in the top floors. When there's no other space, where else do you go but up?
Locals sit about with their friends in front of their shops; talking or playing cards; preparing dinner or eating; or simply having tea or smoking from a pipe which resembles that used for opium. I would later be told that it's like shisha: with water contained within the bamboo pipe between the mouthpiece and the place where the tobacco is burnt. The smoker sucks long and hard before exhaling and refilling the pipe for the next round.
Locals sit about with their friends in front of their shops; talking or playing cards; preparing dinner or eating; or simply having tea or smoking from a pipe which resembles that used for opium. I would later be told that it's like shisha: with water contained within the bamboo pipe between the mouthpiece and the place where the tobacco is burnt. The smoker sucks long and hard before exhaling and refilling the pipe for the next round.
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