1. Enjoying Hanoi’s coffee:
Hanoians find a cafe as a usual habit. They are fascinated by the miracle liquid,the unique and delicious taste. With them,when enjoying the cafe, life seem to slows down. Foreign visitors always think Hanoian just fond of sitting in beautifully decorated café, however, they also prefer sitting in an old café whenever having spare time. Sitting in aquiet space in the streets and listening to Trinh music is an elegant pleasure of Hanoians.
Referent: Hanoi street food tour
Hanoian is a truly gourmet. Taking a cup of handmade coffee with friends, chatting about some gossips will make you clearly feel how a day of the Hanoi people passing.
2. Sidewalk snack dishes:
Hanoi is popular with sidewalk snack dishes. In Hanoi, there are many delicious and tatsy sidewalk snack food that surely serving even prissy gourmets. Especially around the central area of the Old Quarter, there are many restaurants that you should visit such as Sweet and Sour Salad with Jerky in Hoan Kiem Lake, Hang Bo’Sweet and Sour salad with chicken neck, Ngu Xa’s seafood vermicelli, Kebab noodles in Dong Xuan market, or Hang Duong’s oak tree. Each street of the Old Quarter has its own special dishes that are very famous in street food industry.
Referent: Hanoi Street food tour with Viet Unique Tours
3. The ceremony of raising the flag at Uncle Ho's Mausoleum:
Getting up early in the morning and going to the Ba Dinh Square, you will have a chance to wit the flag raising ceremony.
Before this ceremony happens, the Mangement of Mausoleum will announce to people. At this time, people now in here gather around the flagpole andwatching the national flag slowly pulled to the stage while listening thenational anthem. This activity has become a familiar activity in every morning. The ceremony of raising the flag always happens in 6am in the summer’s morning, and in winter, it is 6:30am. In the evening, the ceremony of lowering the flag is held at 9pm.
4. Visiting Long Bien Bridge:
Long Bien bridge is a historical witness. With an ancient and impressive architecture, Long Bien Bridge has appeared in many arts of some foreign artists as well as in some projects of young Vietnamese. Go to Hanoi, take a walk on the bridge in the early morning or late afternoon, that would be a fun and unforgettable experience. Moreover, in the evening, visitors can also tatse the delicious grilled corns in a cold weather of Hanoi when winter is coming.
5. Catching a bus to travel around Hanoi:
In Hanoi, bus is a popular transportation that visitors should try once when travelling to Hanoi. Not only having the low cost, but also it draws attration from many people because of its attractive route. The bus passes through almost famous tourist sites in Hanoi such as the Sword Lake, Ngoc Son Temple or Phu Tay Ho. In Hanoi, the pendicab is not as popular as bus.
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