After the insightful trip at Vietnam Military History Museum, we made our way to Dong Xuan Market, or Cho Dong Xuan. Being the oldest and largest market in Hanoi, it practically sells anything and everything with piles of goods on display. From dried food, fruits, vegetables, meats, clothes, shoes, souvenirs to home appliances. And...
Ho Chi Minh Museum and Vietnam Military History Museum
We started the next day early in order to be on our way to Tran Quoc Pagoda at West Lake. From what I see, the morning in Vietnam starts very early too. The streets around the hotel were already lively and busy. There’re plenty of locals going around with their morning routines. Exercising, heading...
Hoa Lo Prison and Thang Long Water Puppet Show
We visited the notorious Hoa Lo Prison built during the French colonial-era to imprison Vietnamese political prisoners. Hoa Lo or ‘Fiery Furnace’ was once a village known for its earthen home appliances like portable stoves. Then the French came along, moved out the village and replaced it with a large concrete prison. Majority of...
Blitz visit to Hanoi
Before I started planning for the trip to Hanoi, I had thought that it would be more or less the same as Singapore’s hot and very hot kind of weather. But the weather check gave a pleasant surprise – there’s season change in Hanoi. Yes, Hanoi has winter months but no, it’s unlikely you...