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Tips 1 - 10 of 22 Hanoi Things to Do
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With indoor and open-air exhibits, reconstructions, photographs and video documentaries the Museum of Ethnology presents the lives of Vietnam's 54 Ethnic minorities, their artefacts, dress and music. A particular feature of the Museum is several full live size building typical of selected ethnic minority groups and traditional Vietnamese family house built in attractive gardens built by craftpeople from the villages themselves. Entrance fee is 20,000 VND. Opening hours from 8.30 am to 5.30 pm Closed on Mondays
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Phone: 84.4.7562193
Address: Duong Nguyen Van Huyen Road
Directions: near Daewoo Hotel
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Thang Long Water Puppet show was excellent. Even though you may not understand any Vietnamese language, you will still be able to see those puppets in action. There are 17 series of scenes telling some stories about Vietnamese life represented by carved and painted wooden puppets held on sticks by people standing in a pool of water hidden behind the screen. Purchase the 1st Class for 40,000 VND and you get to sit at the front rows seats and take lots of pictures and you will be given free CD with songs from the performances. The 2nd Class ticket cost 20,000 VND. The show time are 1715, 1630 and 2000.
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Phone: 84.4.8249494
Address: 57B Dinh Tien Hoang Street Hanoi
Directions: by Hoan Kiem Lake
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Temple of Literature or Van Mieu is the oldest university in Vietnam and in the world. It has been recently restored. The original purpose was the worship of the sages and saints of Confusianism but was turned into a college 6 years later. The temple contains 5 courtyards connected to each other by portals. The main gate, Khue Van Ca (pavillion of Literature), Dai Thanh Mon (Gate of Great Synthesis), Thien Quang Tinh (the Well of Heaven's Clarity), 82 tortise carrying stone steles. It was belived that if you rub the head of all the 82 tortise steles, you will be blessed. Altars worshiping Confucius can be seen and there are sincere young worshippers that i have seen. Entrance fees 5,000 VND Broucher 3,000 VND
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Address: Quoc Tu Giam Street
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Things To Do: Museum of Vietnamese Revolution
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The Museum of Vietnamese Revolution was established in 1959. More than 3000 exhibits, documents and photos give the general history of Vietnamese nation from mid 19th century to present. There are 29 halls which focus on 3 topics. Also showcased are the gifts presented by Vietnamese and people from other countries to President Ho Chi Minh and the Communist Party of Vietnam. It can be quite boring if you are not interested in visiting museums. But this museum have English translations which is great to understand the revolution history. Entrance fee is 10,000VND. Pls take note of the opening hours: Tue to Fri 0800 to 1145 1330 to 1615
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Phone: 84.4.8254151
Address: 216 Tran Quang Khai St Hanoi
Directions: near Hanoi Opera House
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The Mausoleum is where Uncle Ho's embalmed body lies inside a glass case. Each year in early autumn, his body will be flown to Moscow for maintenance. It opens from 0800 to 1100 from tue to thu and over the weekends. The place seems so peaceful and quiet, I guess they wanted Unlce Ho to RIP. We heard that the house of Uncle Ho has been dismolished. We were fortunate to witness the changing of guards ceremony. We saw the guards just marching by.
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Directions: Ba Dinh District
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Hoan Kiem Lake is the famous landmark around Hanoi. If you are lost, just take the lake as your reference. People are seen doing aerobics, tai chi, exercise, fishing in the day. At night, this turns out to be the favourite dating spot.
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Address: Hoan Kiem District
Directions: South of Old Quarters
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If you are interested to know about the history of the war and the soldiers, you can visit the Army Museum. The Army Museum gives an overview of maps, photos and scale models of the Vietnamese war against China, French and USA invasions.
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Phone: 8234264
Address: 28A Dien Bien Phu St
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One Pillar Pagoda is a very tiny little Pagoda outside the Ho Chi Minh Museum. It is a wooden Pagoda built on a single stone pillar in the middle of a very small pond. No entrance fee and it is located just outside the HCM Museum.
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Phone: 8455435
Address: 3 Ngoc Ha
Directions: next to HCM Museum
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ukirsari Mon Nov 5, 2007 11:39 UTC
hi jen, a nice page about hanoi. want to be there someday. anyway, you should go to lombok whenever you're already in bali. only takes 40 minutes fly and not so expensive by merpati airlines :) that's one of my fave destination within my own country! | AlexWorldWide Tue Apr 3, 2007 02:05 UTC
Oh how i miss vietnam! Nice to see these pics ImSTRESS :) I will remember that night for ever and ever. | relax47 Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:11 UTC
can't wait for the story to finish | Joseph69 Mon Jan 8, 2007 07:51 UTC
Funny photo! Great stuff! ;) |
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