HanoiWhile myths and ancient history add colour and curiosity to the oldest capital city in SE Asia, more recent history accounts for the city’s present face, aged and worn in many places, but lively, full of character and ever-changing in expression. Exploring the Vietnamese capital can, for those with traffic tolerance, be a delight; the visitor is constantly surprised by the different quarters of the city, quite distinct in appearance and historical associations.Watch out for pickpockets. Lenin did, but he still got robbed. If you find this assertion somewhat unconvincing due to the fact that Lenin never visited Hanoi, then just check out his statue, which went up in Hanoi around the time most of the rest of the communist world brought his effigies crashing to the ground. Called the ‘stop thief’ statue, he looks slightly startled and as though he is fishing in his pocket for his wallet, whilst pointing at a fleeing pickpocket and shouting ‘stop, thief’.Thanks to its free enterprise boom Hanoi is, undeniably, a manic place, with its 24-7 background din of shrieking horns and squealing tyres. Along with all the cacophony it does, however, also have worthwhile and charming attractions and so deserves at least… Read full this story
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