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| Old Quarter Ha Noi |
Ha Noi is a wonderful city to visit. We stayed in the Old Quarter in the Essence Hotel and Spa and were pleasantly surprised about the quality of the room and how the staff tried to make your stay very pleasant. With a small hotel they know who your are and you are greeted very warmly. There are a lot of these smaller hotels to choose from. If you normally stay in a large chain hotel be a little adventurous and choose a smaller hotel in the heart of the Old Quarter.
In the middle of the Old Quarter there are several streets on Friday, Saturday and Sunday night that are only for pedestrians and the street vendors move their colourful foot high plastic stools the on to street. A variety of musicians set up in the middle of the street and play for donations. This is a wonderful experience, just stroll the streets and visit the night market. You can buy a variety of house hold items and clothing. The whole area does not get really busy until around 8 pm. Try the sugarcane drink. They will wring out the sugar cane with a hand crank press to create the drink.
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| Ethnology Museum |
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| Military Museum |
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| Presidents Palace |
Besides the traffic and pollution Ha Noi has a lot of museums that you can visit. Every corner seem so have a military museum and if that is not your interest they you can learn about the 54 cultural groups in Vietnam at the Ethnology Museum. Water Puppet Theatre is from Northern Vietnam and consists of puppets on bamboo poles that present a story in a pool of water. The performers stand in the water behind reed screens and move the puppets in and out as the traditions music and singing is performed at the right of the stage.
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| Ha Noi University Grounds |
An evening or daytime walk around Hoan Kiem Lake is a nice break from the street traffic. In the evening the building are lite up with colored lights. You might also be lucky enough to see a bride and groom having wedding pictures taken. The make an album and share it with there guest on their wedding day.
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| Hoan Kiem Lake |
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| Hoan Kiem Lake at Night |
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