Happy Tuesday Y'all!
For today's post, I thought I would share a few pictures we took while exploring the Old Quarter of Hanoi. The Old Quarter is comprised of 36 streets and tons of places to eat and shop. It's a great place to walk around and experience the craziness of the city. The set up of the streets is still very similar to the way it was in the old city.
We really enjoyed walking around and seeing the mix of architecture throughout the city. There is tons to see and do, so maybe give yourself at least a half day to a day to explore. Plus- the shopping is pretty great. We got Matt an outfit for about $10. There is tons to find and it's all pretty cheap. You can try your hand at bargaining if you want. We also had some delicious Pho noodles from this small shop on the street. I believe it was called Pho 10 (orange sign). Oh man- the Pho was so good. We have Pho in Korea- but it is not nearly as good.
{Temple of Literature}
Motorbikes pretty much run the city of Hanoi.
{Hanoi Opera House}
{Turtle Tower}
We saw some pretty great things running around the Old Quarter. People had things stacked like crazy on the back of their bikes... eggs- goats- pigs- food- you name it- we probably saw it.
We saw tons of people just pulling down their pants and peeing (I guess if you gotta go- you gotta go). I wish I had gotten some pictures of the shopping stalls. They are just typical Asian market type- jam packed with stall after stall. It was fun to browse around.
If you're in Hanoi- make sure the Old Quarter is on your list of to-dos.
{Linking up with Bonnie}
I stayed in the Old Quarter while I was in Hanoi! Absolutely loved the chaos. I can't wait to go back :)
ReplyDeleteWe loved it too. We stayed there one night and it was perfect. There were so many things to see.
DeleteAww this makes me want to go back to Vietnam! It is one of my favorite countries!
ReplyDeleteWhen we first moved to Asia- Vietnam wasn't really on my list until I saw what other people were saying. When we were there- I fell in love with the country. It is amazing!
DeleteKoreans love their pho.. you would think that it'd be decent.. but I guess it's hard to beat the home country. haha people do say that LA korean food is better than the korean food in Korea though and they experiment with new foods that will be taken back to the mother country. :P I'll have to try everything in both to know for sure. We'd love to go to Vietnam one day too.. we love our pho!
ReplyDeletePho in Korea is great, but Pho in Vietnam is amazing! I would love to try LA korean food- it's funny to think it would be better there than here!
DeleteThat is so funny! Let's just strap a goat on the back of the motorcycle! It's interesting how things are so different in other countries and they don't think it's weird at all.
ReplyDeleteI guess it's all what you're used to. Things are so different everywhere we go! It's great to see how different countries do different things.
DeleteGreat photographs! I want to go back for a visit now too :) I loved Vietnam with all its craziness, and parts of the Old Quarter in Hanoi are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThanks! We loved Vietnam as well. I'm glad we spent at least one night in the Old Quarter.
DeleteI loved Hanoi! It was so busy and chaotic and fun. I would love to go back!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you enjoyed Hanoi. We loved it (besides the heat). We would go back in a second.
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