Advantages: It's a peaceful city with many beautiful sceneries Disadvantages: there are not so many places for entertaining
...of the lake.
- The Temple of Literature: it is the first school in Vietnam - first built in 1070 by Ly Thai To. There are stone stelae of 82 doctors - who were at the first place in the court examinations (an old kind of test in Vietnam).
- The one pillar pagoda: very close to the temple and it's a special pagoda - with only one pillar - it was also built during Ly Thai To's time.
- The old quarter of Hanoi: with 36 ancient streets - they're near the sword lake. It's just wonderful wandering around these old and narrow streets - full of people in rush hours. And you can be very surprised seeing houses next to houses - it's just really strange seeing the combination of the old and the new but it's also very beautiful. There are many things that you can buy here: from handicrafts, silk, to clothes, food, ... everything!
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Advantages: one of the oldest temple with fortune tellers Disadvantages: no if you intend to visit a temple
...This is a traditional Chinese temple dedicated to Man, God of Literature, and Mo, God of Martial Valour. Built in 1848, the temple is one of the oldest and most famous temples in Hong Kong. People pray to the pair of deities in the hope that their children will inherit the wisdom of Man and the strength of Mo.
Two images are enshrined inside the temple: God of Literature who holds a writing brush in his hand and God of Martial Valour who wears a green gown and holds a long sword. From the ceiling in the middle hall, massive coils of incense suggesting the shape of a pagoda hang down and burn slowly, the fragrant smell permeating the room and "attracting the attention" of the gods. Occasionally the rhythmic beating of a drum can be heard in the background. The traditional atmosphere here is unbeatable here.
Near the temple you can try...
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Advantages: culture, nature, prices Disadvantages: expensive flights and visa
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North:
Sapa (hill tribes, rice terraces)
Hanoi (old city)
Halong Bay (thousand of limestone islands create a dream scenery Vietnams No1!)
Surrounding of Hanoi (Pagodas, jungle, boating on rivers)
Central:
Hue (Emperor palaces)
Hoi An (old picturesque trading town)
My Son (Champa temples)
Central/South
Nha Trang ( boat-fun-adventures, snorkelling (many colourful fish!), beaches)
Danang ( forest, waterfalls) (not visited!)
Mui Ne (relaxing at dream beaches)
South
Cu Chi Tunnels (used in the American-Vietnamese war)
Codai Temple (like Disneyland - a very scurrile religion)
Saigon (Metropolis)
Mekong Delta (floating markets)
Flights
I paid 700 Euro (500 Pounds) for an open mouth ticket Frankfurt /Hanoi -Saigon /Frankfurt with China Airlines via Taiwan. There are some more cheap flights by Aeroflot. I booked at travelchannel...
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