The ideal foil for the seething mass Hanoi is the heart and soul and a cultural metropolis of Vietnam which is situated on the edge of Red River. It is located on a land area of approximately 1,760 kilometres in the northern part of Ho Chi Minh City. It has recently celebrated its 1000 years of establishment in 2010 and is included in the list of ‘Top Destinations 2010’. Hanoi serves as the home of many sparkling attractions that are impossible to be described all together but one of the most stunning and worth-visiting allurement called as the Old Quarter, is described below. It is visited by thousands of tourists who take flights to Hanoi to get a deep insight into the city’s amazing culture and to explore its magnificence.
Packed with fascinating and appealing colonial architecture, pagodas and Buddhist temples, the Old Quarter is situated very adjacent to Hoan Kiem Lake in the centre of Hoan Kiem region. It features a number of notable and antiquated commercial streets whose history date back to approximately 1,000 years but still retain their original names. The modern and advanced commodities have replaced the old specialities (silk, herbs, jewellery and cotton). The visitors love to appreciate the feel of astonishing and mesmerizing Vietnamese customs and also the original goods. The roads are bordered with well preserved shop-houses that constructed here centuries ago.
All of them house multiple courtyards street-facing facade. For your convenience and pleasure the area features a diverse variety of art galleries, boutique shops, bakeries, restaurants, bars and cafes. Within the Old Quarter, you will find a number of tempting sites like Hanoi’s largest marke, Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre , Bach Ma Temple, he One Pillar Pagoda, a former Governor-General of French Indochina’s mansion, Ba Dinh Square, National Museum of Vietnamese History, Hanoi Opera House and Hoan Kiem Lake.
Besides, old quarter is very well known for its superb dinning- don’t miss to taste the pho rice noodles, coffee, French baguettes which are sold in each and every shop. The meals are normally cheap and affordable where banh goi and banh goi are always on the top of the menu. Get ready to familiarize your tongue with some unique tastes and dainty flavors. Looking at its silent and calm charisma, most of the people think of boring nights but it is known one of the best destinations of Vietnam which features a shinning vibrant nightlife with decent karaoke joints, clubs and bars, discos and live music. The expats, office staff, university students and enthusiastic and entertainment-loving travelers are its regular visitors.
Old Quarter also provides you with an excellent shopping experience with a number of delightful and artistic shopping products. All the masterpieces themselves speak of their crafts men and intricate art work. The most famous objects that you will find here are paintings, coffee beans, conical hats, embroidered fabrics and bags, silk products, lacquer ware and souvenirs. Apart from it the area also offers many appealing activities so pack up your belongings and get ready for an exciting excursion.
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