First recovery day in Hà Nội

September 13, 2024

Our first full day here has been about recovery. A few more walks were enjoyed, mostly to and around nearby Hoàn Kiếm Lake, taking in Đền Ngọc Sơn, the Confucian temple on a small island in the lake.

Tháp Rùa, a small tower in the middle of Hoàn Kiếm Lake, is apparently one of the most iconic, symbolic and most recognizable pieces of architecture representing Hanoi and Vietnam.

The bridge to the temple is supposed to welcome the morning sun.

The gate tower welcomes the rising moon.

The entrance to the temple. Beautifully ornate inside but photography is prohibited.

Temple workers were busy putting arrangements of flowers together.

In the evening we took a walk to Phố Đường Tàu, aka Train Street, to catch a sight of a train passing through a narrow street, similar to the Mae Klong market in Thailand, but this one is lined with bars and coffee shops . Unfortunately, we got the time table wrong and after an enjoyable couple of beers at one of the many hole-in-the-wall joints lining the track we discovered that the train would only pass by in a few hours time.

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