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    February 14, 2015

    6 things often to do in Hanoi


    The majority of Hanoians have done a few things below at least once or even never arrived tourism places where tourists frequent visit
    Here's what tourists arriving in Hanoido in their plan
     
    1.    Enjoy Hanoi street food tour
     

    In Hanoi, the best and fastest way for you to discover the cuisine and culture of the city is to enjoy Hanoi street food tour. Especially, the kind of these tours honour to be listed top 10 culinary tours in the world according to LonelyPlanet travel magazine. You’ll have a chance to discover unique architectures or historical stories at the tourist attractions around Hanoi. A truly unique way to discover Hanoi and the Old Quarter.

    2.    Visit the museums
    Hanoi has 16 museums which spread throughout the districts in the city and mainly open scheduled hour every day. To get entrance, visitors must purchase tickets under regulations of each museum. These visits are mainly tourists from other countries

    3.    Visit Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam ( the temple of Literature) on weekdays
     
    The temple of Literature has always been one of the highlight tourist attractions in Hanoi city tour. The temple of Literature is listed one of 23 special national heritages. Especially, Hanoi people are proud of Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam as a symbol of the city. However, they do not always visit this site. At the time, local people often flock to Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam is the first day in the year or graduating a university. This temple is destinaiton

    4.     Visit the Hoa Lo Prison

    Most of Hoa Lo prison visitorsis the foreign tourists.
    Hoa Lo Prison was built in 1896 and used to be a detention of many political prisoners during French colony. After 1954, Hoa Lo managed by Vietnam has also held the American pilot parachutes including Mr Senator John McCain.
    Today, Hoa Lo is a place to visit for tourists. Opening hours to visit Hoa Lo is from 8am to 17 pm Most tourists is foreigners.

    5.    Water puppet show

    In Hanoi, the most popular water puppet show is Thang Longtheater, No. 57B Dinh Tien Hoang Street. With many interest performances in a day from 13:45 to 21:15, this is often  a destination for many tourists. About Hanoi people, almost anyone comes here at least once in their lifetime but nowadays, they sometimes return only for reasons such as introducing culture or take the children to enjoy. Fares in theaters now in the range of 60,000 to 100,000 VND.

    6.    Cyclo riding

    This vehicle used to be popular in the last century, now cyclo is only traditional culture of Hanoi and mainly serves international visitors.On the streets of the capital, the cyclo also does not appear much but you will easily see them at the Old Quarter because this transport is used for tourism service.You can experience and discover Hanoi with a trip around the old quarter to catch the landmarks or daily life of local people. With the hustle and modern, Hanoi people mainly use motorcycles and cars to commute every day.

    7.    Shoppinglacquer paintings or leaf hats

    Walking in the Old Quarter, you can easily catch the image about lacquer shops with unique and sophisticating products. Most buyers are foreign tourists who mainly buy as souvenirs or gifts bearing Vietnamese culture. With leaf hats as well, now mostly international tourists buy and use them in theirVietnam exploration.
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