Hanoi Vietnam city nocturnal

Pho Hanoi is good everywhere, regardless of the peri-urban or downtown. Want to eat a good night's pho Hanoi Vietnam is probably nowhere in the noodle shop in the old town. It's pho Trade Ly Quoc Su, Pho Tu Do Street Bridge Wood, Thin Lo Duc Pho, pho falling from the cave and Hang Ma, eat it very late to Item Sails.

Some dishes overnight cheap, tasty and easy to eat such as beef noodle, vermicelli diaphragm, chicken soup at the door ... Nam, Tran Quy Cap station, Hai Ba Trung street or alley Yellow Christ.

You should not ignore the Forbidden City just warm. Fill with soup and pepper, chili powder with warm onion will do the middle of the night. Fried rice in this city, and Hang Ma May Street Oil is also very tasty. Among the dishes the night in Hanoi, almost everyone wants to try dishes dry cow mannequin in Ho Hoan Kiem. A bit of papaya, grated carrots, sliced ​​beef jerky as dark fiber chan vinegar, marjoram and sprinkle a little extra touch is delicious roasted crushed the very popular price.

At the top of Hang Gai - Luong Van Can has nearly 20 of grilled squid. 5-7 buyer crowd several small squid, a bottle of wine as they can be rai until morning. Few feet restaurant grilled chicken, boiled chicken at Hang Dau, Mai Hac ... then crowded all year round. Along Lan Ong Street, Wood Street Bridge, no bun thang, any noodle mix, no wheat bread zebra pate candidly and fragrant aroma, crunchy brittle. In the corner of our bridges choking sweet grilled beef. If not on the Pho Duc Chinh also eat delicious grilled beef. Eat it, run to the food so mediocre fried nem chua, through the President to Fill glass beams or fruit cup caramel climb as Hang Than greasy, look at the comedy store Pham By eating hot cup cakes floating vessel.

Hanoi at night there are other folk dishes snacks sold grilled seasonal patterns such as corn, boiled snails, turning hot, banana cake ... Wandering the streets of Hanoi in the night and sip a little collection of individual taste in the wet Hanoi is actually one of the most interesting thing to land this thousand years of civilization.

Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi Vietnam beautyful

Referring to Hanoi is Hoan Kiem Lake we always think of Asia. The symbol of the capital blind thousand years of civilization, is also associated with the stories and legends about the lake who charged sword (Sword Lake), too. Any case, who also visit to Hanoi Vietnam to visit Hoan Kiem Lake to see the lazy ultramarine blue, the lake is a sacred turtle tower, reddish Huc bridge, Ngoc Son temple far away is the Holy Church again that Tran Hung Dao.

Hoan Kiem Lake as beautiful as a bouquet in the heart of the city. The same people who once listened to Hoan Kiem Lake to talk about the eternal beauty of the lake. Female writers of Federal Republic of Germany Annaliese Wulf: "Who never once to Lake, stroll around the Lake, Lake scenery, have not heard about the legendary turtle, considered not to Hanoi, Vietnam not to."

Hoan Kiem Lake may be older than the ancient Thang Long capital, and given many names: Ho Luc Thuy Ta Vong lake, Organic Hope, Lake Marine Force ...

"Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi - Vietnam as a military giant lamp pull. The surf in the car together and hurry, hurry with an invisible life force push. Hoan Kiem Lake - the lamp he pulled troops back on forever , go with the flow forever endless time ... " (The journalist Anian Xon)

Road around the lake with high trees and run around the Turtle Tower has created a beautiful landscape; even in the rain particles thick and landscape is very beautiful Hoan Kiem Lake.

Here is The Huc bridge, thereby leading to Ngoc Son temple sacred. The name meant to catch the morning light remains.

Wooden bridge, wooden bridge supports, denies the truth, free pins on the lake, there are handrails of crossed words, divided into small square box that's almost like you have a festival artist.

The bridge paint, such as silk train, squeezed through the blue waters of Hoan Kiem Lake beside the willow, phoenix freak, fairy scene, noisy streets connect with Ngoc Ngoc Son Temple on the island of tranquility

This is where the Church of the Holy Tran Hung Dao and the meaning of his who had sacrificed, sacrificing themselves for the country.

A stroll around Hanoi, admire the beauty of Hanoi is the collection and return to the Sword Lake - the city's green lung to see a peaceful and quiet still reigns in the town where this noise.

Gossip streets of Hanoi Vietnam

36 streets of Hanoi is another name for the old quarter in Hanoi. Where when one comes to Hanoi Vietnam have wandered some time to admire the vibrant trading and learn to Hanoi. This area is formed from the Ly. This is the place attracted many craftsmen from the villages around the time of Thang Long gather to produce their own specialized fields. The product is traded has become a street name. And there, every street that sells only one item. As Hang Ma is selling votive, Hang Sails are mainly confectionery, who wants to buy church must be found to Hang Quat Street, .... Since it has created a thriving trade where most of the time, when products are made to be traded or exchanged directly with the merchant.

Every where one looks, style and develop a criteria, "merchant, you can ward" has created the distinctive look for Hanoi. Even through many ups and downs of history, of war, but the hike here, apparently still exist intimacy, closeness, the life of life. And of course next to the city with unique products that are next to the ancient architectural remains to greet visitors as the claim of the development of the country.

Still do not know what to freak out so that people call this quarter no children. The combination of craft and ancient city. But the shelves, it is my own interpretation of a strange but familiar place, but far closer this way.

What about Saigon, why?
Previously, getting excited when sitting at home and think of a street that sells a particular item because the city thought that something very big, and what city they are related to the shimmering beauty (the ball must It is told that "the street", or "up town" nothing). And kindled still conducted for no star Saigon street.

Sip coffee town Hanoi Vietnam

The Hanoi drink coffee much, more accurately, the animal is sitting sipping coffee as a habit hard to quit. Every morning, at last opened his eyes to the end of the day late into the night, almost at a cafe in Hanoi Vietnam, also see image people glued to the newspapers scented coffee.

Ancient city on weekends. The sidewalk cafes seem more crowded on weekdays. Attraction of the sidewalk cafe is not by cheap (10.000d/coc) which is probably because people here feel so comfortable. They read the newspaper and sip coffee, talk, look at the streets ... Maybe there is also a way to release stress after a week of work stress. Nearly habits that ...

City Coffee Co, City of Gai, is not quite dead so who knows raised. First Hang Gai is No. 5 Hang Gai, shop high-end gold jewelry super nice. Lecture followed by coffee, again as a home to several shops selling handicrafts, silk clothing, water puppets, souvenirs for other U.S. overseas. In this store has an entrance to the deep well depth, which is the entrance to the Old Quarter coffee on the floor 2, floor 3 and floor 4. On the top floor with view overlooking the lake, always very nice!

The difference between coffee Saigon and Hanoi's cafes ... just in Hanoi, such as coffee, coffee beans, coffee Lecturer, coffee Ding ... Same stone as black coffee, but coffee smells burning special commendation. Notorious, but compelling, drinking is getting out once and remember forever ... Instructors are also in coffee is coffee special egg - a creative combination between a pure Vietnamese drink a bold European style. Or more interesting finding is the way to coffee and Ding in the range of the pair - a backpack with a small niche on the staircase leading up, and a balcony looking directly down the Hoan Kiem Lake.

In the hot summer day, can drink a cup of coffee "black", "rock" or "brown stone" for relaxation and clarity. Autumn, winter sipping hot coffee untouched smoke to heart warmer.

If people prefer Saigon many different types of coffee, the Ha Noi "gourmet" coffee regular coffee only loyal to "rustic". "Jupiter" is only a single type of coffee beans, not roasted nor, nor roasted with butter, add cocoa or any other flavoring. Coffee is just coffee.

Walk Big Church in Hanoi Vietnam

By the Cathedral of Hanoi Vietnam in an afternoon, is working so deserted churches would be a time to celebrate yet. Hear people say, on Sunday, people go to church very crowded, TUI will probably be back here in a last chance. This place used to be Mr George Bush - U.S. President (2000 - 2008) to attend Sunday Mass.

The church was designed by the architectural style Gothique medieval Europe, was popular in the 12th century and the Renaissance in Europe, made ​​in the form of the Notre Dame Cathedral Paris with curved arches, width, direction the sky.

The lobby of the church, there is a large door, two small doors both sides of the tower. The doors and windows are all pointed in his art Gothique, combined with the rolling door is tapered glass paintings St beautiful and harmonious colors to create sources of natural light inside the church. Sanctuary area is decorated in traditional folk art, wood carving patterns painted gold trimmed nicely subtle. At the time the building has terra-cotta statues of St. Joseph more than 2m.

The church also has a bell West, including four small bells, bells, and a large deck, worth 20,000 French francs at that time. Especially the large clock mounted between the front of the church. Report engraved clock, timer, alarm system is linked to five bells hanging on the two towers.

Center Square in front of church of Our Lady of metal stations, churches around the street procession, flower, behind a rock.

Space before the cathedral was open space. Is like a chair between the houses cramped, crowded around it. Dusk, where it was winter the young, mostly people gathered iced tea artist, song somewhere now speak English. Vespa collection and Population "blink response" Gil is the place!

Egg "Ngai Cuu" between HaNoi Vietnam streets

The bored without the greasy, fatty membrane that throne groggy spicy hot spicy eggs to soothe the former has so many hungry hearts of those who are suddenly busy travel on crowded streets of Hanoi Vietnam.

Does not know how ever, the Hanoi familiar with images of her sales are only one or a pair of optical lane tre burden throughout the streets to sell eggs only the former. The young and small but contains enough "supplies" for a delicious dish that due to folk: small gas stove, eggs, sage research, blueberries, green chilli, pepper ... That's all, she wore sale young and carefree on the shoulders, walking through the ancient streets of contemplation that sell their special dishes. Also, if you want to sell a few items such as duck eggs or hamburgers flipped the switch to optical left shoulder. Visitors to Hanoi so far away the shoulder fascinated with street vendors dishes like stomach lining between sessions.
Distrust between sessions
From her street vendors there, the former chicken eggs become familiar. They preferred the taste of the former bar bar melted in eggs, sour tart tongue with spicy berries juice salt and pepper. Became sage egg dishes at breakfast, lunch, afternoon snacks of many people. Liked being able to eat day after day without tired. The consistency of sidewalks added to the dishes on the menu is simple and easy to just how quickly this way our customers.
Visit any restaurant in any corner "playboy" of Hanoi, you will see the pictures so insanely loved by the former chicken eggs. Husband north kitchen, stacking chairs for guests, clean tidy car. The wife always hand beating eggs, give up the pan, just stir in need drainage, just talk to our customers, both prepared with salt and pepper mixed berries, processing less vinegar, add pieces of fresh chilli ... The restaurant did not have nameplates that everyone knows what items are being sold by the smell of eggs frying on the stove when the former is extremely attractive and can not go anywhere as well.
The taste was so that the display color to dishes that diners drive Hungry for more. Two yellow-green tangerine wrap intertwined real loss. Salesperson skill stir frying medium crispy crust that has fat fleshy, is looking to eat. When eaten, they have just seen that crisp tan sweet tart sour spicy soft again, our customers only the tasty compliment.
Customers love to eat because the taste of the dish, just out of habit and convenience, but to also see. In the morning, many people consider the former egg breakfast dish gently. In the afternoon when the frequency, the parents pick their children in the interim to help feed hungry while waiting for the rice. Then the girls, the sister city shopping or eel, eat one, two results for happy mouth.
Food remedies
Look back, Made in the right periods is a fertile land to grow food culture. From the simplest of materials, local residents have also created a simple dish that is very subtle. Wormwood which did not rescue strangers in folklore. It is a medicinal as well as skin care and cosmetics as well. The former is the throne of him, slightly bitter, with additional eggs just delicious. How to make it very easy and fast. First get a handful of the former, finely chopped, then mixed with egg, then bit into the frying pan until golden color of the fried eggs were reclining on the green leaves of wormwood is being saved.
It was not natural that this dish is the favorite sister. Not only delicious, nutritious eggs that the former effect blood flow to the brain helps treat headaches. What's more interesting when the streets run east and the onset of fatigue due to work brought a delicious dish? No cost to fifteen minutes to stop, you've cleared the headaches and recharge energy.
For pregnant women, the eggs the former work an excellent contraceptive. The new sisters "through labor" this dish is also selected as a wonder drug recovery effort. By the bitter throne seat of the former when fried with eggs just disappear, replaced by cool man very sweet to eat, maybe agreeable to you the most difficult.
The former egg dish is easy to find raw materials, is easy to do in a short time increasingly popular. Many people do this stuff at home, but has to admit something missing that you eat is not satisfied as if she ate of the street vendors or shop of the sidewalk. Also strange is that material, the method was, affordable street is missing something? No one to explain, just know one day one familiar with the idea that the former egg dishes of all drugs Hanoi streets.

Cyclo - Hanoi Vietnam mark

Cyclo is a unique means of Hanoi. Image leisurely trishaw on the old town, the atmosphere create more taciturn, the ancient streets of Hanoi Vietnam with the quiet character, charm pedicabs has created an impressive individual and unique as only Hanoi new.

Cyclo - motorized vehicles that have long become part of the cultural and spiritual life and labor of the people of Hanoi.

Downs cyclo Hanoi

Cyclo in Vietnam in the years of his gong country by war and poverty. More than a century ago, when the stretcher, palanquin is no longer a vehicle of the Vietnamese more common, people began to move to trailers. In Indochina, few wagon appeared first in Hanoi in 1883 by the First Governor General Bonnal He has allowed Japan to bring from the past.

After the first bike was born, there came the tricky hooking it into the back of the wagon, so that the pedicab was born, plays an important role in the presence of civilization .

So far, the Japanese, the Americans also give evidence that their invention of the first cabs in 1868 or 1848 due to the Blacksmith to follow orders of the church.

In two of the nation struggle, pedicabs became powerful means of production and service of combat: the transport of goods in places where cars can not go; passenger evacuation, transporting wounded soldiers to the place of emergency , carrying the fire-fighting, carrying ammunition and weapons to the battlefield ...
For Hanoi, is considered the place where pride, elegance, where the depth of cultural history, the cyclo is considered a separate definition, by its association with culture, linked to the history, way of life of land of a thousand years and thus in a corner of the image of Hanoi has a section for the cabs.

Cyclo - Hanoi's gift

Referring to Hanoi, the Old Town is like referring to those where there is no beauty. That is the short street, romantic and lyrical, is floral milk, pork may be a strange feeling, is the traditional gift, a sacred character tinged bass history ... And absence of cyclo tourism on the old town, it would be impossible to bear!It is to persuade people with an image of a young woman old Hanoi, flowing dress, hand strap sitting on a small squeeze cyclo leisurely walk around the neck. Or pair of bride and groom dress, turban, sitting on a cyclo spiritual leader protein is home to over 36 streets, bringing a luxurious, elegant in the daily life of old Hanoi.
Between the crowded streets, the cabs are walking slowly and comfort, as a point to make city streets more charming nature. Mr. Hoang Cao Thang, Director of Culture and Tourism said: "If you visit Rome not ride horses, not by train to Paris Stock shall not have to travel; so travel to Hanoi's Old Quarter customers have to go a new cyclo tourist town. ". Because cabs are very suitable medium and hard to replace in the Old Quarter of Ha Thanh.

 Today, with the motto of cheap, convenient, friendly and comfortable cabs are usually chosen as international travelers transportation when visiting Hanoi. Want to visit the old town with narrow streets and short, somewhat without sidewalks, may not have any convenient means such as cyclo. Guests feel very comfortable as sitting on a lounge chair and watch the city agreed health professional, a busy market area of ​​the "three six streets of Hanoi."

Therefore, pedicabs have become a familiar part of the ancient city, became a mark engraved in the tourists coming to the four Hanoi.

Transient cyclo sad ...
Currently, the city has four companies providing travel services cyclo is Sans Souci, Huy Phong, Hotel Metropole and cultural tourism company, with 264 units being granted registration. The fact that number is greater than the amount of work pedicabs despite very strong, causing turmoil in the business, transporting tourists.

Also undeniable is that, while the streets of Hanoi, especially the old town area is tight, crowded transport, sense of observance of the provisions of the pedicabs drivers are limited so cyclos have sometimes contributed to obstructing traffic and caused many troubles for pedestrians soot. That's not to mention the trishaw riders, especially cyclo still unsettled whether guest, not a pretty picture for tourists to the capital.
Therefore, to improve the situation and make a healthy contingent of cyclo ensure security and order in town, and in need of strong measures for victims cyclo though.

At the same time, these businesses form cyclo tourism should have regular educational programs cyclo drivers to strictly implement the provisions in the road and communicate with our customers to image the cyclos travel impress well with tourists coming to Hanoi.

Season pillow cake in Hanoi Vietnam

The winter season is also known as pillow cake Hanoi. Perhaps no one ever came to Hanoi Vietnam in the winter but not impressed with street food, including small corner pillows sold delicious cakes.
 Mild weather in Hanoi last month still adhered floral milk, dry wind pigs may have replaced the cold se se gently pat the skin ... Wednesday weather makes people more love into the ancient land of Ha Thành , the feeling that cravings can sit in the corner ro roadside stands to enjoy spicy food spicy hot.

Pillow cake is usually sold in the fresh salty cake shop and many other specialties, such as turning into a hot Ha, bread, baked chicken legs ... But sometimes become a light snack, available in restaurants . By bread pillows, many famous streets of Hanoi, became more familiar: a cake knee Ly Quoc Su, Chew Hoe streets pillow cake, Luong Van Can Street ...
It gets cold, from restaurants to popular restaurants, shops and roadside toad began to "run" menu of salty cakes, pastries - the dish is hot enough, warm enough, attractive enough in the cold . Among them, the bread is known as the first pillow cake winter, rustic cuisine of Hanoi. Whether adult or child, student or students, employees or manual workers ... anyone who can cross the knee donut shop and enjoy the three miles. Also by this, I say this season is the season pillow cake Hanoi.
Early in December, a small corner shop in Hanoi pillow cake again crowded than ever. They appear to be "viable" only after the first rush of cold spell. Winter is the season to service, hard season, the owners of the bumper and also the most ideal season to enjoy a real customer favorite pie is.
Once the cake shops on Ly Quoc Su pillow, I was surprised by the visitors come here not only students, young Vietnamese people but also many foreign visitors. According to her owner named Oanh, foreign visitors after a walk to visit the old town used to look to enjoy specialty shops pillow cake. They travel in groups of three miles, but sometimes to eat alone. After enjoying a few bread also buy the gift.
Cake mix of your knees are crunchy crust, and aromatic, add the human Mixed bread. To eat delicious cake at the new hot - it is also the reason for selling cakes only when it's cold.
Human knee wheel includes only three ground pork, black mushrooms, vermicelli, carrots or chopped cents trenches, along with many other spices such as onion, pepper ... Many owners believe that as human pillow cake fairly simple, just chopped all the ingredients and mix together, soak for 5-7 minutes is the package.
However, new crust and sauce are the main factors creating characteristics of the gear in each store. Therefore, the crowded bakery pillows often separate a crust secrets. It's like kneading stages, spreads, bread dough that are thin and flexible but.
Like many other traditional dishes such as Pho Hanoi rolls, spring rolls, bread rolls ear ... It also needs special sauce served with mixed picky. Sauce should be a bit salty, sweet, slightly sour and definitely not used to mix the fish sauce.
All the components that make up the flavor of traditional cakes, "Ha Noi winter gear" though not famous, but also has been attached, the more attractive this year Ha Thanh. And I think no one loves food in the street Ha Thanh never eat bread to enjoy playing this folk.
If you are in Hanoi Vietnam, find a pillow cake shops along the old town area. I believe there are enjoying pillow cake in weather like this, you feel enough new beauty in the land of winter Chang'an.

There is a "style of Hanoi" in Saigon

According to the orphans who come from more than 700 years ago, according to the historical volatility of the XVIII to the XX century, the Thang Long - Hanoi Vietnam in the "great migration" has settled in the land of the South.

There is a "style of Hanoi" in Saigon

 And about 100 years from now, in Saigon has three "lines" of people from Hanoi three phases: before 1954, in 1954 and 1975. Whatever the stage, the Hanoi over Saigon there are differences. Typically, voice and way of life "very tight economic period." It was the pure life back, humble, elegant but ancient Pham Dinh Ho had praised the "Vu Trung custom pen": "popular medieval custom of climate, people communicate with each other daily mean tolerance , simple, keep the practice of humility. If anyone has anything to fly, they just know that people fear ridicule. Such as those related to family, country and those who prefer their children play it back rong, of course not dare interfere. If there are any guys that do not follow to be polite, then they become old women take home pay in the underground sex commandment to protect children. "

The voice of Hanoi is the standard language of communication: light, precise but hidden inside the luxury and refinement. Maybe so, but later in 1975, the television station in Ho Chi Minh and the Voice of Ho Chi Minh People are newscaster voice Hanoi. An information icon "official", an expression of affection for the capital Saigon, Hanoi with people living and working in Ho Chi Minh.

But the most remarkable is the cuisine has to take the family's kitchen Saigon. "Ha Noi Supermarket" in Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi as a miniature of that season, from the leaves, "Lang basil," maggot fruit, coffee oil to the stem cells tomorrow, bread crumb ... More specifically , starting in 1975, Saigon Tet more color to Hanoi - Nhat Tan peach color. Bich Dao has beautiful rounded petals, petal color, blazing up themselves attractive, thin wings fade during training, blushing, shy virtual wild.

The Hanoi in SaigonBolting as a challenge of Hanoi when trying to integrate an open city, many cultural lines introduced as Saigon. Hanoi people live and do business not the same as the fierce Saigon, not "innocent" as a hard southwest but passionate, hardworking and always after careful forethought.

Concentration of residents is Thang Long residential K300, Quarter 4, Ward 12, Tan Binh District. May see this as a "excerpts" of Hanoi in the South. A Hanoi quiet, romantic and old silver of land from the home's period architecture brings old soul. No loud music xinh bust, which is ca tru tone gold strike. No flashy gaudy restaurants bustle of a multitude, which is pretty small shop like every country or cutting the burden of expansion. In this town on Tet days, there is a very strange market, communication that has existed for hundreds of years: Market line. Cho meets only a few days before Tet, sell all the line, crackers giang was brought from the North to, used to pack Cake "Lang Lieu".

Hanoi - Saigon is now almost no gap in nostalgia, as well as by the public impression that the Capital Business has honored, loved and preserved during the integration with the South.

Hanoi ancient city in the heart of foreigners

Many foreigners who first arrived in Hanoi Vietnam old town feel uncomfortable even afraid to touch worried foot in the streets bearing the names akin, horizontal vertical, cluttered with dozens of stores the same product category, the roadside restaurant who crowded into the place, or the flow of air and car travel, such as questions loom.

But that feeling passes gradually replaced by the love has destroyed when they realize life is full of people bustling Hanoi, energetic, constantly moving but also very romantic with the girls turn fresh flowers adorned additional burden beauty of Hoan Kiem Lake in the heart of the city.

Street
Chantrelle Nielson, American girl spent nearly a year in Hanoi Old Quarter as at first she was scared when walking in town because they can not go on the sidewalk and feel like you're having a car dies. "The street names are too confusing and too difficult to remember. Every walk in the street, I felt like trying to swim in a river flowing. "
You also can not stand in any position which sees the city as this would stop other people, and noise, the results are crazy, Chantrelle said. "But you have found a 'pass,' you can there all day just to watch the activity occurs. The most interesting thing on the old town is seated in the restaurant or cafe on the floor two or three that look at the people, cars, houses were roofed porch with the birds singing in cages, and daily life of the family around them - that's where the most vivid I've ever been to. "

Hanoi's Old Quarter, known prosaically as the 36 streets, situated on an area of ​​100 hectares in Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi city center, surrounded by top city in the North, Hang Bong, Hang Gai, Cau in the south, Tran Nhat Duat-Tran Quang Khai in the west and east Phung Hung.

General Characteristics of the ancient streets, many street names beginning with the word "goods", followed by a word only a certain profession, such as Hang Bac, Hang Ma, Hang Tin, Hang Chieu Street which ... also noisy, bustling trading scene, working as a miniature village. As to Hang Tin, you will hear the tingling sound hammer religious pieces, pieces of tin sparkling white, the image will encounter tin workers committed to the wood from small to large appliances such as vacuum tube, barrel, pots, scoop, trunk, water tank ...

In his book "The dragon on the roof - a year in Vietnam," Carol Howland writers have commented: "Walking in Hanoi 36 streets like weaving their way in a bowl of noodles." As I receipt of Carol, though seven centuries have passed, but each city seems bold of a village, where the life of community and traditional high is transmitted from generation to generation other.

Carol Payne, an American student traveling to Vietnam, said at first feeling upon entering the old quarter in stark contrast with what is most pleasant to sit under the green canopy of the patio outside the restaurant Au Lac , immediately after the Metropole Hotel, which sip coffee and talk with friends.

"When walking north on the old town, the road begins to change and not zigzag in any one direction does. The Vietnam I could not see the compass directions in North America as people usually do. In fact, they could not give me directions on a map. Unhelpful to say that I'm in the south of Hoan Kiem district, "laments Carol.
But then, after a few weeks to get used to the streets in Vietnam, Carol was able to walk without carrying a map. "If you get lost, I would jump on a motorcycle taxi and they address only to go home. But also the beauty lost. The very last time I felt the endless experience of Hanoi. There is an abundance of detail, both architecture and human life; temples, street vendors, small streets, markets and roadside cafes and even more, "Carol said excitedly.

Old Town, very special for Carol. It's like a general department store giant, with the area where traders and craftsmen with a commodity business - which she can not see the United States. Besides the buildings bearing ancient architecture of France, the high-rise commercial buildings could suddenly see a pavilion, a temple hidden deep in the small alley. It's a beautiful culture of the people of Vietnam.

David Lowe, an expert in English Revised Version 36, from Liverpool, said: "I love walking down the street because they are really alive. Hanoi is the best place I ever lived where I felt really live. Especially the old town, there are so many things happen there, just stopped 5 minutes time you'll see. Ancient city of Hanoi to bring many traits, more charm, making it come alive and remind everyone that their mind lives in a truly dynamic city, where people hustle for everyday life, and sounds, and smells what the eye sees, all extraordinarily vivid. "

Hanoi, as Chantrelle commented "it is very beautiful with many trees and lakes ... looks as if nature wants to recapture his own area in the city."

Burden street vendors and roadside stands
Foreigners who come to Ha noi as caught up in a land of endless dishes, from traditional food of Vietnam, such as bun cha, noodles, fish soup, noodles and fish ... in the small restaurant on the sidewalk, to the burden fighting street vendors selling duck eggs, fried bread, noodles and nuts, bean sauce noodles and shrimp, crab and vermicelli mix.

In order to serve foreign tourists, the restaurants gradually coming up with all kinds of food imported from abroad as French toast, pasta and pizza of Italy, Japanese sushi, green curry chicken or Thai hot pot, steak French market or Korean kimchi.

"I never miss meals because the West can find real French bread in Vietnam, even much better than those you can buy in the U.S. ... I can tell to many more places that I remember - I think I could eat five more years in Vietnam but also can not discover all the great food here. I also enjoyed the rice wine, "Chantrelle said.
She said she could not forget the food in Hanoi. Vietnamese food in America, but most do well with Southern style and taste. Chantrelle said the U.S. is not selling bun cha, her favorite dish. She also loves pho in town, Truc Bach book, or hot fish soup with fennel. The sultry summer day is the most popular Chantrelle eat grapefruit, dragon fruit and watermelon - the most delicious fruit that she buys her burden of street vendors.
And David, the British guy, he is the most popular grilled pork. Dried meat and aromatic flesh is yellow nursery smell of smoke. The most amazing thing when walking in the city of Hanoi can be stopped anywhere to buy seaweed, something of unique gifts that can not be everywhere.

The feeling remains
The most interesting thing in Hanoi for foreign visitors, according to David, the people here. Without them, any city in the world is just the streets, buildings inanimate. "I really enjoyed in Hanoi, its vibrant, noisy, bustling, attractive, every scene, every person you meet here every day ... I feel so welcome."

As for Chantrelle, the best thing in her mind up about this city is looking at all the activities happening on the streets and enjoy the unique flavor of the dish in Hanoi.

For her, as well up all sources of energy, the energy of a rising economy are strong, where people hustle everyone, even struggling to earn a living, but also each step richer, more prosperous. /.

Hanoi and dinner on weekdays

The Hanoi eat elegant in every word spoken and action gestures ... The elegance of Hanoi Vietnam in what seemed very normal and simple ... So that even in their daily meals, one well that looks good on a very personal, very Hanoi ...

 Hanoi very focused on processing as well as enjoy the food. So, even preparing meals every day they are quite fussy, but is sophisticatedly elegant, elegant but not fussy fancy stuff, heavy on the form.

Season that way, any item that meeting, the selection of foods to create dishes daily also rely on these criteria, rather than reinforcing rim shop so full, full stomach.

Ha woman to pay attention to the selection of dishes to suit the weather and time, for example, select summer items such as the heat of growing flower, melon soup ... it was the repository for items the winter.Choosing both a food is "art" of the original gourmet Hanoi. Such as vegetables to eat in December, January. Then the new white tops new vegetables, new and fresh software. Sang in February, three have showers, toad eggs hatch full field, eat vegetables and light hardware. Is the best perch in March ... Rau Lang basil basil must choose a new fragrance. Beans must be nuts to buy that dream has just greasy hair ... spinach is the vegetable taste to water, green stems, small ...

The old Ha Thanh very "picky", if not choose the right things, the right position so it will switch to something else but was determined not to buy dry vegetable or tofu, basil elsewhere ... And so, over time, the so-called food culture Ha Thanh themselves accidentally absorbed gradually into each child's land of thousand years of civilization ...

As usual meal of Vietnamese people in general and in trays of rice Hanoi always put a bowl of sauce in the center, whether it is fish sauce or sauce or relative phase for each dish. The smart, so subtle are, then feel free preparation from raw material for each dish has a different position. By boiling vegetables, sauce must have full sour, spicy, salty, sweet ... But not any sauce boiled vegetables are the same you '. Cabbage sauce dishes to beam the more hard-boiled egg, vegetables need a little village, then shoot for a few crushed cloves of garlic ...A bowl of sauce around the dish, a salty, pale, wet, dry ... the harmonious combination. And it seems like the plate of rice can never missing a bowl of soup. That may be the cultivation of vegetables and sweet minced meat, vegetable farming tilapia, cooked sour fish soup, or simply a bowl of vegetable soup dishes are cooked ... Each is a work of art of Hanoi old woman.

From dishes fussy, complex dishes very simple idea, such as cooked food should be the secret of its own to create differences. Who ever ate boiled spinach by hand a woman Ha Thanh original selection and processing will be no exaggeration that I say ... just in vegetable soup, just stick with cool blue back has left sour crocodile; tops of vegetables ripe, soft but still crunchy and retain the blue dot wave matching sauce bowl full of sour lemon pepper, pepper, garlic salt ... Add some tomato golden fried shrimp nursery and a plate of salt is needed only for certain summer require that ...

Meal of the capital Hanoi has many items but each item no more, "they charge you any quarter they had". The specific concept of "eating their flowers to take home and not get bored eating take no" affordable by the new born called Ha Thanh food culture ...Under the skillful hands of the original Hanoi woman, every food, every dish has to know of just weird. The familiar and easy to understand here, because his food is still the same processing steps such children is the key lies in the sophistication in every stage, every step that ... but you have to be sampled dishes can see the difference.

Hanoi now has another old, has changed much more noisy and boisterous ... So that the family meals as well become the treadmill rush of life ... sorry to remember a proper meal everyday "quality" old Hanoi.

Arriving in Hanoi Vietnam

Vietnam is becoming a trendy destination. An increasing amount of cheap flights to Hanoi Vietnam attract visitors to this charming capital city. There are direct international flights to Hanoi's Noi Bai Airport from many Asian cities. Most flights from Europe and the US connect via Ho Chi Minh City. Bangkok is a good starting point for affordable airfare to Hanoi. In Hanoi, regular bus services connect the airport to the city center. Taxis are also available outside the airport for those who are departing their Hanoi flights, but you need to request that the driver uses the meter or bargain hard. Make sure you have agreed on the fare with the driver before stepping into the vehicle.

Getting Around Hanoi
Hanoi is smaller than the populated Ho Chi Minh City, and many visitors find it relatively more relaxed and easier to move around. Taxis are available, but the traffic is busy and the most popular way to move around is the cyclo (pedicab). As with taxis, always confirm the price of your journey in advance. Many locals get around the city on a bicycle and many hotels offer bicycles for tourists to hire for a day. The traffic can be chaotic, but cycling is a cheap and easy way to move around. Motorbikes are also available for hire.

Main Attractions in Hanoi
Hanoi is known as the city of lakes and temples. The Hoan Kiem Lake in the middle of the urban area contains an island with a picturesque temple on its Northern end. The West Lake and the Truc Bach Lake are also attractive. There are many Buddhist temples in Hanoi, and these can be fascinating tourist attractions. Hanoi also has several interesting museums, many of which have exhibitions about the history of the Vietnam War. Hanoi is a good place to see a water puppet show, a traditional Vietnamese form of art.

Shopping, Dining, and Nightlife in Hanoi
Hanoi is an excellent place to have clothes tailored by a professional tailor. Handmade high quality suits and dresses cost a fraction of what they would cost back home. There is a wide variety of tailors and fabrics are very affordable. Other items to buy include local arts and crafts. Places to eat out in Hanoi range from five-star restaurants in luxury hotels to basic street food. Restaurants serve Vietnamese cuisine, international foods and French pastries and coffees as a legacy from Vietnam's French era. Thai food and other regional delicacies are also

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Co Loa Festival in Hanoi Vietnam

Co Loa Festival in Hanoi Vietnam

Taking place from the sixth to the sixteenth day of the Lunar New Year at An Duong Vuong temple in Dong Anh District, on the outskirts of Hanoi Vietnam, Co Loa pageant primarily based on the legend of An Duong King of Au Lac and his magic crossbow. in keeping with the legend, Genius Kim Quy, a Golden Tortoise, gave Thuc Phan (An Duong Vuong) a magic crossbow that might kill tens of thousands of enemy troopers at a trial. However, the King’s daughter My Chau told the key of her father's magic crossbow to her husband Trong Thuy, the son of rebel Chinese general Trieu Da, and thereby unwittingly enabled Trieu Da to overcome Co Loa in 208 B.C. Learned of the explanation for his defeat, King An Duong is claimed to own killed his daughter and then committed suicide. Nowadays, in Co Loa citadel, there exists several vestiges still reminding you of the episodes of the legend.

Visiting Co Loa Vietnam on the sixth of the first lunar month, you'll have the chance to require half in Co Loa pageant organized by the twelve hamlets of the village. Thuc Phan An Duong Vuong was remembered for building Co Loa citadel and for ruling Au Lac for fifty years, third century B.C. Besides the ceremonial rites in honour of King An Duong Vuong at the higher Temple, there's an imposing and solemn procession of twelve palankeens going around the Trong Thuy Well to the Village gate. Moreover, within the pageant, individuals additionally place lots of effort into celebrating ancient activities.

On the afternoon of the fifth day of the primary lunar month, all of the eight communes (including Co Loa Commune and also the establishing relations between seven communes) hold the incense giving ceremony at the communal house. At Thuong Temple, village officers and mandarins hold the similar ceremony and revise the King’s contributions and achievements. The official pageant day, that is on the sixth of the primary lunar month, commences with processions of notables from surrounding villages to the King An Duong Temple where a miniature royal court containing an incense burner, a stone pill and a funeral oration is placed in front of the 2 altars. The literature procession is preceded by a flag that symbolizes the 5 components (metal, wood, water, hearth and earth), a musical company, and a sacrifice. This procession that includes 2 sedan chairs proceeds through the twelve hamlets of Co Loa Commune. One carries alittle statue of the King, the opposite a beheaded statue of his daughter that symbolizes for her punishment. The procession then continues to the Trong Thuy Well and back to the assorted hamlets, in the midst of firecrackers.

Preceded by the literature procession may be a sacrificial ceremony that lasts till twelve p.m. The ceremony takes place within the King's honour, in the midst of ancient music. Next to the ceremony is that the procession of twelve villages to require the god from the temple to the communal house in order that he will watch the festivities. this is often the largest procession with the participation of all the palanquins. When reaching the most entrance, the palanquins come to their villages. Co Loa’s procession and palanquin do an equivalent rituals over again at the communal house. The pageant continues till the sixteenth day of the primary lunar month, with evening fireworks displays, ancient games like cock fighting, human chess, tug of war, card enjoying, wrestling, swing, rope climbing, martial arts, flag dancing and archery and performances of ca tru, cheo and tuong.

On the ultimate day of the pageant, a grand farewell ceremony are held at the temple. once the rituals that are an equivalent as within the main pageant day, the cult table of god are came back to the sanctuary. native individuals relish the god’s favor and expect a year of prosperity and protection from the god. The meaningful pageant is usually closed with a thanksgiving ceremony.

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About Hanoi in Vietnam

Hanoi is found within the Red River Delta, within the center of North Vietnam. it's encompassed by Thai Nguyen, Vinh Phuc provinces to the north, Hoa Binh and Ha Nam to the south, Bac Giang, Bac Ninh and Hung Yen provinces to the east, Hoa Binh and Phu Tho to the west.

Hanoi suggests that "the hinterland between the rivers" (Ha: river, Noi: interior). Hanoi's territory is washed by the Red River (the portion of the Red River embracing Hanoi Vietnam is approximately 40km long) and its tributaries, however there are another rivers flowing through the capital, together with Duong, Cau, Ca Lo, Day, Nhue, Tich, To Lich and Kim Nguu.

Climate

Hanoi is situated in a tropical monsoon zone with two main seasons. During the dry season, which lasts from October to April, it is cold and there is very little rainfall, except from January to March, when the weather is still cold but there is some light rain. The wet season, from May to September, is hot with heavy rains and storms. The average annual temperature is 23.2oC (73.7oF) and the average annual rainfall is 1,800mm. The average temperature in winter is 17.2oC (62.9oF), but can go down to 8oC (46.4oF). The average temperature in summer is 29.2oC (84.6oF), but can reach up to 39oC (102.2oF).

History

Hanoi is a sacred land of Vietnam. In the 3rd century BC, Co Loa (actually belonging to Dong Anh District) was chosen as the capital of the Au Lac Nation of Thuc An Duong Vuong (the King Thuc). Hanoi later became the core of the resistance movements against the Northern invasions. Located in the middle of the Red River Delta, the town has gradually expanded to become a very populations and rich residential center. At different periods, Hanoi had been selected as the chief city of Vietnam under the Northern domination.In the autumn of Canh Tuat lunar years (1010), Ly Thai To, the founder of the Ly Dynasty, decided to transfer the capital from Hoa Lu to Dai La, and so he rebaptized it Thang Long (Soaring Dragon). The year 1010 then became an historical date for Hanoi and for the whole country in general. For about a thousand years, the capital was called Thang Long, then changing to Dong Do, Dong Kinh, and finally to Hanoi, in 1831. This sacred piece of land thereafter continued to be the theatre of many fateful events.

Tourism

Throughout the thousand years of its eventful history, marked by destruction, wars and natural calamities, Hanoi still preserves many ancient architectural works including the Old Quarter and over 600 pagodas and temples. Famous sites include the One Pillar Pagoda (built in 1049), the Temple of Literature (built in 1070), Hanoi Citadel, Hanoi Opera House, President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum...
Hanoi also characteristically contains 18 beautiful lakes such as Hoan Kiem Lake, West Lake, and Truc Bach Lake..., which are the lungs of the city, with their surrounding gardens and trees providing a vital source of energy.
Many traditional handicrafts are also practiced in Hanoi including bronze molding, silver carving, lacquer, and embroidery. Hanoi has many famous traditional professional handicraft villages such as Bat Trang pottery village, Ngu Xa bronze casting village, Yen Thai glossy silk...
Transportation

By road: Hanoi is 93km from Ninh Binh, 102km from Haiphong, 153km from Thanh Hoa, 151km from Halong, 474km from Dien Bien Phu, 658km from Hue, 763km from Danang, and 1,710km from Ho Chi Minh City.
By air: Noi Bai International Airport, over 35km from the city center, is one of the biggest airports of the country with various international and domestic routes. There are domestic flights from Hanoi to Danang, Dien Bien, Ho Chi Minh City, Hue, Nha Trang and international flights to many countries in over the world.
By train: Hanoi Railway Station is Vietnam's main railway station. It is the starting point of five railway lines leading to almost every province in Vietnam.

Hanoi Capital
Area: 3.324,92 sq. km
Population: 6,448,9 thousand habitants (April 2009).
Administrative divisions:
-10 urban districts: Hoan Kiem, Ba Dinh, Dong Da, Hai Ba Trung, Tay Ho, Thanh Xuan, Cau Giay, Long Bien, Hoang Mai, Ha Dong.
- 1 city: Son Tay
- 18 rural districts: Dong Anh, Soc Son, Thanh Tri, Tu Liem, Gia Lam (Hanoi); Ba Vi, Chuong My, Dan Phuong, Hoai Duc, My Duc, Phu Xuyen, Phuc Tho, Quoc Oai, Thach That, Thanh Oai. Thuong Tin, Ung Hoa (former Ha Tay province) and Me Linh (a former district of Vinh Phuc province).
Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Hoa, Muong, Tay, Dao...
Hanoi is the capital of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the center of culture, politics, economy and trade of the whole country.