Hanoi overview
Everyone has ever visited Hanoi. You will see it may be the most beautiful city in all of Asia. People have settled here along the Red River for over thousand years.
In Hanoi you can find many different culture from different nations such as: Chinese who first came in the last millennium to the French, booted out in our own century.
Hanoi capital famous not only red river but also lakes and streets as: Hoan Kiem lake, West lake, Ngoc Ha lake, Thanh nien street, Phan Dinh Phung street, Cha ca street...
If you want a truly discovery peaceful life, you should go to Hanoi, Vietnam.
Sightseeing of Hanoi
Hanoi trip from Noi Bai Airport takes about an hour and offers some poignant glimpses of modern Vietnamese life: farmers tending their fields, great rivers, from modern highways to bumpy roads.
You will see special and surprise things. For example, the most countryside scenes as: fields, the roads fill with bicycles and pothole...everything takes on the same deep colors as the modern paintings you see in Hanoi's galleries.
Traffic is a special thing in Hanoi capital and Ho Chi Minh City. In Hanoi, you can see motorbike everywhere. In a family, there may be 3 or 4 motorbikes. Because, car is very expensive in Vietnam with tax can be to 200%.
Meter taxis and hired cars are easy to find in Hanoi but renting a bicycle or motorbike is also good idea.
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Kim ma street |
And if you love challenges and get on well ethnic minorities's life, let go to Sapa, Lao Cai.
Hanoi Old Quarter
The "Old Quarter," the "Ancient Quarter," or "36 streets" is wedged between the northern shore of Hoan Kiem Lake, the walls of the ancient Citadel, and the levies that protect the city from the Red River.
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A corner of Hanoi old quarter |
Hanoians are proud of their cuisines, their etiquettes, their rich tradition and about their own love for the city and other provinces in Vietnam. Hanoi food is delicious and healthy.
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Pho (the traditional dish of Vietnam)
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Hanoi is the most famous with street foods. There are many famous dishes on the world as: Pho, bun cha, banh mi, shrimp in batter, egg coffee, stuffed pancake, girdle-cake, young rice cake, Grilled fish, Sweet gruel...