After visiting Sapa, Halong Bay, and Ninh Binh, we returned to our starting point and visited Hanoi.
Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is a modern destination with a warm feeling. It is also a particularly safe city with friendly locals and rare violent crimes against tourists. Hanoi ranks seventh in the 2024 list of the friendliest cities in Asia and is a good choice for solo travelers.
Solo travelers can experience a variety of activities, from visiting food markets to exploring historical sites. Hanoi also has a wealth of cultural attractions for tourists to explore, such as alleys, ancient houses, St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Temple of Literature, and Ngoc Son Temple at Hoan Kiem Lake. It has always been one of the main cities that attract domestic and foreign tourists.
We stayed here for three days and two nights and visited the following attractions
The Ho Chi Minh Museum is a museum in Hanoi, Vietnam. It was established in the 1990s and revolves around the late Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh and Vietnam’s revolutionary struggle against foreign forces.
The One Pillar Pagoda is located southwest of Ba Dinh Square. It is a wooden pavilion built on a large pillar in a lotus pond. It has a unique shape and was built in 1049. When the French withdrew in 1954, the original temple was blown up, leaving only the stone pillars. The current temple was rebuilt in 1955 in its original form.
Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is located in Ba Dinh Square in the center of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. It is the mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh, the former leader of the Vietnamese Revolution and chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Vietnam.
Hanoi Former Presidential Palace It has an elegant appearance and exudes a classical French style. You can stroll through the gardens full of mango trees and explore the stilt house where the former president lived and worked for more than 10 years.
Quan Thanh Temple is one of the four major temples in Hanoi, where you can admire the intricate carvings and bronze statues.
Tran Quoc Pagoda is the oldest Buddhist temple in Hanoi. It was originally built in the sixth century during the reign of Emperor Ly Nam and was named Kai Quoc Pagoda. It was located on the bank of the Red River. Due to river erosion, the temple was moved to Kim Ngu (Golden Fish) in West Lake in 1615, which is where it is today. A small causeway connects to the land.
West Lake is a 500-hectare natural lake located northwest of Hanoi. It has a 20-kilometer-long road along its shore.
The flag tower in the Military History Museum, which overlooks the entire museum, is a building from the last dynasty in the 18th and 19th centuries. Its design is contemporary foreign fortress style.
The Russian Vladimir Lenin statue is in a small park opposite the Vietnam Military History Museum.
The Imperial Citadel of Thang Long is an imperial city located in Hanoi, Vietnam. Many Vietnamese dynasties (Ly Dynasty, Tran Dynasty, and later Le Dynasty) established their capitals here. The Imperial Citadel is a cultural building complex built by the Ly Dynasty and then expanded to varying degrees by the Tran Dynasty, later Le Dynasty, and finally, the Nguyen Dynasty all expanded to varying degrees. The site roughly overlaps with today’s Hanoi Imperial Citadel. Due to the unrest caused by the French conquest of Hanoi in the late 19th century, the Thang Long Palace and most of the buildings are in different states of preservation. In the 20th century, many of the remaining buildings were demolished one after another, and it was not until the 21st century that the destroyed foundations of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long began to be systematically excavated. On July 31, 2010, the central part of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long was included in the World Heritage List at the UNESCO World Heritage Conference held in Brazil.
Temple of Literature, officially known as the Temple of Literature-Guozijian, is a traditional Confucian temple building located on the west side of Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Ngoc Son Temple was the fishing platform of the Emperor of the Le Dynasty in the 15th century. In the 18th century, the Guandi Temple was built on the island and later expanded into the Ngoc Son Temple, where Guandi and national heroes are still enshrined.
The origin of Hoan Kiem Lake is that Ly Taizu dug a sword from the ground here in his early years and later used it to resist the Ming Dynasty. But one day, when he came to the lake to play, he accidentally dropped the sword into the lake. When he was at a loss, a big turtle suddenly took the sword back with its mouth, so it was named “Hoan Kiem Lake,” which in Chinese means “Returned Sword Lake.”
The Turtle Tower is located on Turtle Hill Island in Hoan Kiem Lake. It is a small tower with a multi-story pointed roof and four-cornered flying eaves. It was built in 1884.
Emperor Ly Thai To Monument Statue.
With an official grand opening on September 22, 2023, and more than 230 stores, Lotte Mall West Lake Hanoi is the largest premium shopping mall in Vietnam. It will cater to every budget and style. Lotte Mall West Lake Hanoi combines hotels, shopping malls, apartments, and office buildings. It also includes an aquarium, art exhibitions, and a cinema complex. It is located on the bank of West Lake.
Mega Grand World Ha Noi is known as Little Venice, opened on December 21, 2023, and is enthusiastically sought after by young people in Hanoi for its beauty of the fusion of Eastern and Western cultures. It is currently the newest landmark attraction in Hanoi, including 2 “blocks” in two architectural styles (Italian) and (Korean), gathering more than 800 commercial stores, covering all categories from food to shopping, entertainment, and enjoying culture and art. Every fashion brand at home and abroad can be found here, which is expected to bring an immersive experience to tourists. You can take photos in the European-style town here, take a gondola tour of the canal, go shopping, enjoy food, put on exotic costumes to take beautiful photos, ride amusement facilities, and enjoy wonderful free performances at 8:30 pm and fireworks.
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