Walking into a house that resembled the traditional Nyonya Baba house of Melaka was so surreal.

In Hanoi, where the Chinese have immigrated & settled, the houses are no different from the olden Chinese houses that we have here except that they have preserved much of the ancient feel by keeping the furniture as is and maintaining the way of life.

We were on our way to get civet poo (weasel, they call it) coffee and passed this quaint house which we paid some dong to get in. The open space in the middle allowed the hot air to escape in addition to ventilating the whole house with fresh air. Absolutely great.

Now if only houses here were made like this, a pool in the middle would suffice!