Vietnam - Hanoi

The capital city of Vietnam has many interesting cultures.Below is a small pictorial journey to places i have been.Scroll down for more Vietnam posts.

Flower vendor at a street market

Typical of Halong Bay scenery

Ho Chi Minh's Mosoleum

The One Pillar Pagoda

An Heritage home in Hanoi

Fruits vendor @HalongBay

Part of the Opera House in Hanoi

Confucion Temple of Literature in Hanoi

St Joseph's Cathedral-Hanoi

Explore the network of caves at Halong Bay.The caves are lit with numerous color lights making it easier to navigate the network of passages there.

Most of the streets in the old quarter are named after the things they are selling,like tin street for metal type materials,hardware street,clothes street and so on.The above picture is Bamboo Street where many products fashioned from bamboo may be found from clothes lines to furniture.

This is Old Street Hotel one of the many old hotels on Ma May street in the old quarter Hanoi.A very colorful and unique part of Hanoi where century old trades are still to be found.

Many eating places,like the one above can be found on the road side.They serve the locals food from beef noddles to mixed-rice to just yummy cups of Vietnamese coffee or Beer.Try some if you are able to squat and sit on those tiny tiny stools!
Trawl the city's streets and you will find a 'surprise' at every corner from kem,the local ice-cream to quaint curio shops where you can pick up Vietnamese souveniers.Or you can just relax by HoKean lake one of the many lakes in and around the city.Dine at the food cultural center in the old quarter sampling Vietnamese fare.
The water Puppet show originated from Hanoi,another must see,book your tickets in advance though.Bobby Chinn's cafe is another of the 'must try' restaurants beside HK lake.If you are tired of walking hop on to a trishaw and slowly meander through the streets and alleys,it may take you days to cover a small section and to discover its 'secrets'.