Hanoi

Hanoi was the next bigger city that we visited in Vietnam. It is Vietnam's capital and famous for the Old Quarter, the Hoam Kien Lake and its many cafes and restaurants. It's supposed to be smaller and more charming than Ho Chi Minh and it turned out to be true.

Here, my mum and brother also decided to join us for 2 weeks to explore northern Vietnam 😊

The first two days we spent a lot of time in the Old Quarter wandering the streets, looking at stores and we also visited the famous Hoam Kien Lake. We tried many different coffees and fruit shakes during the day and decided to join a free walking tour the next day to see more nice spots 😎
Our tour guide "Hans" showed us many famous spots, we went to Dong Xuan market, we visited Hanoi's oldest house and learnt about some of Vietnamese culture. That day we decided to keep it cultural, so we finished the day visiting the temple of literature. It was built in 1070 in dedication of Confucius. It became Vietnam's first national university 🎓

Vietnam, especially Hanoi, is famous for its coffee variations: egg coffee, coconut coffee, salt coffee or Vietnamese coffee. One morning my brother, Antoine and I decided to join a coffee course which turned out to be a lot of fun. Be ready to get some nice coffee served when you visit us 🤩☕

In the evening, we enjoyed the famous water puppet show which depicts traditional Vietnamese life in the country. It was very nicely done and we enjoyed the play a lot 🎎💦

The days in Hanoi went by quickly as we spent our time shopping, trying new restaurants, visiting the famous train street or exploring the French quarter 🛍️🚂Baca lagi