Day 1
Upon arrival at Noi Bai International Airport,meet by our tour guide, Xiao Chen. Immediatly he takes us to Ngoc Suong Restaurant to have our lunch.
After lunch, sightseeing at State Theater.
Then we proceed to Tran Quoc Pagoda, the oldest Buddhist temple in Hanoi.
We go to Hoan Kiem Lake for evening walk.
The Old Quarter ( 36 ancient street) wraps around it, making for a scenic and relaxing escape from the chaos and bustle of the Old Quarter’s streets.
In the middle of the lake is a small island with a small stone
Pagoda. You can’t get to it–there are no bridges or boats to the island. Xiao Chen tells us that the lake’s name translates as “Lake of the Returned Sword.” It’s based
on a legend of a turtle reclaiming a sword
from Emperor Le Loi. The story goes that the emperor had been given a
magical sword by the Golden Turtle God (Kim Qui) to smite the Chinese
Ming Dynasty. After successfully fending off the invaders, the emperor
was boating on Hoan Kiem Lake when a giant turtle rose up and snatched
the sword from him and disappeared into the depths, never to be found
again. It was explained as the Golden Turtle God reclaiming the magical
sword.
Before for our dinner, Xiao Chen takes us to 36 ancient street. This is one of the great destinations in Asia, densely packed with open
store-fronts, lots of people, scooters buzzing by, many cheap places to
eat and historic buildings. This Old Quarter of Hanoi known as the 36 streets, but in fact, now there are more than
36 streets. Visitors will certainly be eager to wander along the old streets to drop by stores and buy specialties.
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