Ly Thai To Statue
Posted in Hanoi on May 12th, 2005 No Comments »
Statue of Emperor Ly Thai To, founder of the Ly dynasty (1010-1225) is around Hoan Kiem Lake towards French Quarter.
Archive for May, 2005
Mail a Postcard at Post Office
Posted in Hanoi on May 12th, 2005 1 Comment »
We walked through International Post Center at 6 Dinh Tien Hoang, just beside Hoan Kiem Lake. I decided to mail a postcard back to Singapore to myself. There were postcards on sold in post office, however, only when I was about to leave only got people to man the counter. So I bought a stack [...]
The Tortoise Tower at Noon
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We walked around Hoan Kiem Lake to passed through the French Quarter. However we didn’t venture afar as the weather was very hot and humid. Anyway, again The Tortoise Tower (Thap Rua) wouldn’t be missed at Hoan Kiem Lake.
St. Joseph Cathedral
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It was our last day in Hanoi and Vietnam, so we went to some places that we hadn’t been to yet and did some last minute shopping. Our first stop was French-built St. Joseph Cathedral, which is located two blocks west from Hoam Kiem Lake, where Ly Quoc Su becomes Nha Chung.
Thap Rua (The Tortoise Tower) at Night
Posted in Hanoi on May 11th, 2005 1 Comment »
We saw The Tortoise Tower (Thap Rua) in the early morning, how could we missed it at night?
Sinh To Hoa Qua Tuoi
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We went back to the Pho To Tich street to eat fruit shake again. This time we chose a stall that sell Sinh To Hoa Qua Tuoi for slightly cheaper price, VND 6,000. There was a slight different in ingredients for the fruit shake, but it was as delicious!
Shopping at Old Quarter Hanoi
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Old Quarter is located at Hoan Kiem district, and known as Pho Co in Vietnamese. Enclosed by Ha Noi Citadel, Hoan Kiem Lake and the Red River, the Old quarter is also famously known as the 36 Pho Puong (36 streets), and its history spans 2000 years. In the 13th century, 36 guilds established themselves [...]
Different Dinners - Cha Ca and Bun Bo
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I initially agreed with Adeline to have dinner at Cha Ca La Vong, at Pho Cha Ca, which is very famous. But after saw the price of VND 70,000, I felt it’s too much expensive and decided to give it a miss, and located other cha ca shop instead.
Xich Lo (Cyclo)
Posted in Hanoi on May 11th, 2005 1 Comment »
Due to the very hot weather, we decided not to walk back to our hotel. So we decided to take either a taxi, motorcycle (xe may or xe om) or xich lo (3-wheeled pedicab or trishaw) to go back. After leaving Four Pillars of Temple of Literature, a xich lo driver was approaching us. We [...]
Temple of Literature and Royal College
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Temple of Literature (Van Mieu) was built in 1070 during Emperor Ly Thanh Tong to honor scholars and literary men, and was dedicated to Khong Tu (Confucius). In 1070, the Royal College (Quoc Tu Giam), Vietnam’s first university, was founded here to educate the children of court mandarins, which remained until 1802 when the national [...]