Hanoi was founded in 1010, when Emperor Ly Thai To moved his court to the banks of the Red River: 1,000 years later, a Confucian temple dating from 1070 stands a 15-minute walk from a French colonial opera house completed in 1911. What should you see in Hanoi? Here are […]
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Visiting Hanoi: My Complete Guide
Hanoi grabs your senses before you have time to settle in: from the back of a Grab, I watched a river of motorbikes part around the car like water around a pebble, someone grilling pork on the pavement and a woman in a conical hat (nón lá) weaving through traffic […]