AM: Visit some of the most important sites of Hanoi.
You have time for 2 from the list below:
Ho Chi Minh complex: including Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, museum and his modest small stilt house provide a valuable insight into the life and times of one of the most successful leaders of the 20th century.
Temple of Literature: A date back to the 11th century and is the oldest university in Vietnam (and one of the oldest in the world)
Museum of Ethnology: It gives an in-depth overview of the complex life-styles, traditions and handicrafts of the 54 ethnic groups of Vietnam, well-presented and effectively interpreted.
The Fine Art Museum: exhibits about history of Vietnamese Fine Art development
Hoa Lo prison museum: better known by captured US pilots as the ‘Hanoi Hilton'
The Vietnam History Museum: traces the history of the Vietnamese people from the earliest times to the present day using displays of cultural and ethnological significance
PM: After lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, discover the city daily life in whatever you fancy
Opt1: Walking to local life
The centre of Hanoi, including Hoan Kiem Lake, the Ngoc Son temple and the bustling Old Quarter, is a magnet for visitors - it's noisy and hectic, but definitely a ‘must-see' attraction.
The Old Quarter is a maze of shopping streets and restaurants with a hotchpotch of architecture - traditional tube houses, religious buildings, artisans' workshops and cottages. Pass by a local market and try some seasonal food.
Late in the afternoon, relax yourself at a hidden cafe and enjoy a panaroma of Hoan Kiem Lake
Opt 2: Colonial Nostalgia
You'll cruise ride around the Colonial and Old Quarters on a cyclo to discover the city's architectural mixture of French colonial style, pagodas and communal houses with many Chinese features, merchants' residences, ‘tube' dwellings, modern buildings and vernacular houses.
Refresh yourself at a French cafe and enjoy one of the most beautiful views of colonial corner in Hanoi
Opt 3: Local cuisine
The afternoon includes a ‘Street Life' experience. You'll spend a couple of hours wandering around the back streets in and nearby the Old Quarter.
You'll then walk to a family restaurant where the owner, a skilled chef, will invite you to a cup of Vietnamese green tea. She'll take you to a local market to learn about Vietnamese ingredients and try your skills in bargaining and buying among the locals. Upon returning to the restaurant, you'll learn how to cook some typical Vietnamese dishes representative of the North of Vietnam. After the class, you'll sample the results of your efforts.
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