Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Hanoi

Advantages: It's a peaceful city with many beautiful sceneries
Disadvantages: there are not so many places for entertaining

...in January or February - as you can see peach blossom, mandarin orange-tree everywhere - and eat some traditional New Year's food such as: "Chung" cake - green rice cake, Vietnamese jam,... +++ PLACES YOU SHOULD GO +++ There many places to go in Hanoi but I'll just write about some famous places that you really should go. - Uncle Ho's Mausoleum (to people that don't know who Uncle Ho is - he was the greatest leader of Vietnam): it's a decent place but really beautiful - as you can see in the photo. The mausoleum is surrounded by many trees, grass cover,... After visit the Mausoleum, you should visit the Ho Chi Minh Museum - which is close to the Mausoleum - there are things that related to Ho Chi Minh, many kinds of trees around the country, a lake with gold fish,... However, as Ho Chi Minh is very famous and Vietnamese people love him - so... Read review

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Advantages: Good for sight seeing.
Disadvantages: traffic

...We first arrived in Hanoi from Moscow after a 2 day delay. We picked an expensive hotel at $25 for a room for 2 but it had a great balcony on the third floor that overlooked the old quarter. You could do worse than treat yourself on arrival. One thing that stuck on arrival was the bicycle and motorbike traffic. There is an art to crossing the road. The best way to just to walk slowly across and the riders weave in and out of pedestrians. This does not work with larger vehicles as they only deviate for larger vehicles! The main sites to see that I would recommend are situated in two areas; around the central lake and north Hoi Chi Minh’s mausoleum. Around the lake are general places to eat and drink which makes it a good place to start. The pagoda in the centre of the lake is well worth a visit, as is the water puppets nearby... Read review

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Advantages: Exciting, Chaotic And Delightful.
Disadvantages: Leaving Town.

...Mausoleum and for nine months of the year you can view his preserved remains. The Ho Chi Minh museum has a lot more to offer on how Vietnam became the country it is today and is well worth a visit. You should be able to take a cyclo (peddled powered taxi) there for around 8,000 dong. Just over 100 km out of Hanoi is one of the world's greatest natural attractions, Halong Bay. Thousands of limestone islands protrude through the surface of the turquoise water to provide a wonderful day trip by boat. Most of the islands are vegetated to some degree but only a handful are populated. The biggest island is Cat Ba which boasts glorious beaches and Cat Ba National Park which is wonderful for trekking. We booked a 3 day/2 night tour through our hotel to Halong Bay for $23. The price included accommodation and food as well as a tour guide. SHOPPING... Read review

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