Parks and pagoda’s as well as memorials characterise the area around Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum. Born in 1890 and dying in 1969 Ho Chi Minh (affectionately known as Uncle Ho) lead the Vietnam...
The somewhat romantically-named Hoan Kiem Lake – the ‘Lake of Restored Sword’ – is so named because a fisherman named Le Than caught a sword blade when pulling in his fish-net; he decided to offer it ...
Chua Mot Cot is colloquially known as the One Pillar Pagoda. Local legend relates that King Lý Thai Tong built it in the 11th century as a tribute to the Buddha for the gift of a baby son. The wooden ...
Only got time to do one thing in Hanoi – make it a walk through the Old Quarter.Laid out north of Hoan Kiem Lake its streets bear the names of the goods manufactured on them; buildings have a front ro...
The Temple of Literature or ‘Quoc Tu Giam’ dates from 1070 and was built as a dedication to Confucius; the temple was the first school for royal family members. In 1482 Le Thanh Tong ordered the erect...
