Hanoi, Vietnam

Hanoi

- the capital city of Vietnam

- the second largest city of Vietnam, next to Ho Chi Minh city

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

The bridge across the Hoan Kiem Lake
a recreational garden park in the center
of the city

Tourism contributes substantially
to the uprising economy of Vietnam

This kind of food stall is a common sight in Hanoi

A food stall at the five-foot way.

Motor cycles are a main mode
of transport for the local people

Off peak hours

A side street in the Old Quarter

Old Roman Catholic church

Part-time pedlar

One corner of the commercial area
in the Old Quarter of Hanoi

Entrance to the temple of literature

Dragon boats

Hoan Kiem lake
right in the heart of the city of Hanoi

Thang Long water puppet theatre

Vietnamese puppets

Me and my friends having ' tong suai'
(dessert ) at a road-side stall
in one of the streets in Hanoi