Sharing with you an article on Hanoi’s Old Quarter written by a CNN journalist.

The thing that strikes me, sadly, is how a place can be beautifully described and that I can never write like that. Some excerpt:

 

‘Describing Hanoi’s oldest district is somewhat of a waste of breath. No need to ramble on about where exactly to go in the Old Quarter, as the weaving and winding streets are best explored by aimless wandering’.

‘There is no road “less traveled” in this part of town. They’re all loaded with scooters, cars, bikes and people … and enjoy the fact that yes, you are standing in the middle of the road with dozens of scooters whizzing by on both sides’.

‘Hanoi is hot in the summer time. But the sweating is worth it, as the view of street life you get by covering the district on foot is fantastic. The neighborhood has over 1,000 years of history coursing through its meandering street veins, pumping with life representing both the past and present’.

 

Below are my own pictures I took of Hanoi’s Old Quarter.

 

Read the full article here. Many more interesting pictures along with captions in there.

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