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Six Walks Through Hanoi
The 36 streets of the Old Quarter, the lake at the weekend, the French Quarter, the citadel to the Temple of Literature, West Lake and Trúc Bạch, and Long Biên Bridge.
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Three Hanoi moments we keep going back to: the Temple of Literature at eight in the morning, a bowl of phở on Bát Đàn, and a drink in the Metropole’s Bamboo Bar at dusk.
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On foot
The 36 streets of the Old Quarter
Through the old guild streets north of the lake: silk on Hàng Gai, silver on Hàng Bạc, paper and lanterns on Hàng Mã, and on to Đồng Xuân Market.
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The French Quarter
From the lake down Tràng Tiền to the Opera House and the Metropole, past villas, museums and the boulevards of the French period.
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Around Hoàn Kiếm Lake at the weekend
A loop of the lake when the streets around it close to traffic at weekends, past the Ngọc Sơn Temple and the Turtle Tower.
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Long Biên Bridge and the Red River
Out onto the old iron bridge over the Red River, with the railway arches of Phùng Hưng on the way.
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On foot
The 36 streets of the Old Quarter
Through the old guild streets north of the lake: silk on Hàng Gai, silver on Hàng Bạc, paper and lanterns on Hàng Mã, and on to Đồng Xuân Market.
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On foot
The citadel to the Temple of Literature
From the Imperial Citadel past the One Pillar Pagoda and the Fine Arts Museum to the Temple of Literature.
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On foot
The French Quarter
From the lake down Tràng Tiền to the Opera House and the Metropole, past villas, museums and the boulevards of the French period.
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West Lake and Trúc Bạch
Along the Thanh Niên causeway between the two lakes to Trấn Quốc Pagoda, then round the shore of West Lake.
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