Exploring Hanoi Old Quarters

My Next stop after Ho-chi-Minh was a fascinating blend of East and West, the capital city of Vietnam, Hanoi.

I checked into my Airbnb and the views of the city were mind-blowing from this place. To see the city on foot, I started my journey from the Opera House to Hoan Kiem lake. Lake in the Old Quarter. All the major shops, eateries and places to view are around this lake.

Cityscapes

View from my Airbnb room

Riverside Views

Intermittent Rains

Vietnamese Coffee

Vietnamese Rice Noodles

My first and last stop on this trip was the Tortoise Tower near the Hoan Kien Lake. There are a lot of souvenir shops nearby this area, you can get a lot of items ranging from bamboo artefacts to Vietnamese Silk from here. I also passed by St Joseph Cathedral, this Gothic architecture looked like a ghosted church to me, still very impressive.

Opera House

Indian Meal

Old Antique shop near the Old Quarters

Old Hindu submerged Temple

Dragons means the statue is of a king or a God

Bonsai Tree

Emperor of Vietnam

This was a very quick evening walk in the city. I bought some souvenirs from the shops and went back to my Airbnb for a sound sleep before my long flight back to India.

Night scenes at the lake

St Joseph Cathedral

Floating Temple at Night