1 hour ago, Lisa Shock said:You are lucky to have such good friends! In the second restaurant photo, we can see a bit of the floor. What's with the lavender plastic baskets and the white ten gallon tub?
I am lucky indeed.
The lavender baskets are at every table for you to deposit your empty water bottles and beer cans etc. I'm not sure about the white tub, though. I didn't notice it until you mentioned it, sorry.
If you forced me to guess, I'd say it contains ice. Beer and soft drinks are served on the rocks in most Vietnamese restaurants as are iced tea and coffee. But I could be completely wrong.