St. Joseph's Cathedral (Nha Tho Lon) Hanoi

40 Nha Chung St, Hoan Kiem District Hanoi , Vietnam - Phone: 04-828-5967

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  • 1

    Good Morning Vietnam!...Welcome Hanoi!

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    Y partimos a Vietnam!...claro que la salida de China tuvo más de algún tropiezo....salimos de Guilin muy temprano, tipo 7am, hacia la estación de trenes. El hostel estaba cerrado y el nochero nos debió abrir la puerta...afortunadamente nuestros amigos taxistas no nos pusieron inconvenientes a la hora de hacerlos parar y llegamos al tren a la hora. …

  • 2

    Hanoi ahoy!

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    We arrived in Hanoi at 5am, on a crisp, chilly Saturday morning. We walked up to find our hotel and then went off to find some breakfast. We had some pretty average eggs and bread, and decided not to pay the extra dollar for butter!

    We wandered up to Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum, and after managing to decipher the over-complicated security …

  • 3

    Cool Hanoi

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    After the sweltering heat of Cambodia, boy was it nice to get off the plane and find it was a cool 22c in Hanoi at 9.30 pm.

    The flight out of Cambodia all went according to plan and we got a bit of dinner on the flight which was only 1 hr 40 mins. On arrival in Hanoi we got through immigration no problem - were glad we had got the Visas …

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    The Night Train

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    I was going to have a lie in this morning, but found out the Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum is only open from 8-11.
    So I walked to the mausoleum complex. As you would expect with communist leaders, there is a massive square (for parading) with the mausoleum at the back. Typically, you can only enter the square from one corner, and I was at exactly the …

  • 5

    Yingos Day 2 - Where i got ripped off

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    So i woke up nice and early well relatively at 9am and got ready and went down for my free breakfast the normal english breakfast yes i know so unoriginal.

    After eating i then decided to go take a walk and went to all the places above.

    So as i was looking for directions to the water puppet theatre i ended up getting lins until a …

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    Nanning - Hannoi - Halong Bay

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    ... a labyrinth but the street names are plentiful, so armed with a small map it's easy enough. We stumble across the neogothic St Joseph's cathedral and I get a haircut nearby. A little old man on the pavement with a stool, a mirror and various ancient hair ...

  • 2

    Hanoi

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    ... They honk whenever they pass by another vehicle, which makes the city unbearably noisy. Also visited the neo-Gothic St. Joseph's Cathedral (19th Century). Although the exterior had been completely worn-out, it was impressive. The ceiling was very ...

  • 3

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    ... but it had excellent treats to go with the tea I drank.  My first stop during the self-guided tour was St. Joseph's Cathedral.  Although no one was allowed inside, it was still interesting to see a church in the middle of communist ...

  • 4

    Hanoi!

    ... walked around Hanoi today to see the Ho Chi Minh Mausaleum, Army Museum, Flag Tower, One Pillar Pagoda and St Joseph's Cathedral - kind of the main sites in Hanoi. I'm going on an Oriental Sails 2 day trip to Halong Bay in the morning so really looking ...

  • 5

    I'll Be Hanoi For Christmas

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    ... the culture here the little Santa suits came with them. By the day of Christmas Eve, the steps of St. Joseph's Cathedral, a regal example of Catholicism in Hanoi and two blocks from our hotel, were covered with parents (one dad dressed in a Santa suit, ...

  • 6

    A Culture Vulture in Hanoi

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    ... Veitnamese Women Museum, which documents the role played by women in the past wars.  After that I went to see St Joseph's Cathedral, which looked good with all the local kids playing outside.  After that I visited Hua Lo Priason (Hanoi Hilton) ...

  • 7

    Hanoi

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    ... to sightsee, so I kicked back and took numerous photos as the streets rolled by. Got Chung my driver to drop me at St Joseph's Cathedral, which is right across from the Church Hotel where I almost stayed. The first landmark I saw in Hanoi, it doesn't ...

  • 8

    Rainy day in Hanoi city

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    ... small shops lining the streets and selling various goods. The roads were hazardous to cross, especially in the rain. We saw St Joseph's cathedral on the way to the lake, which was quite 'French' style. We reached lake Huan Kiem, which looked pretty ...

  • 9

    Good Morning Vietnam

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    ... top-floor again - a good work-out for the legs! After a lie-down we went back out for lunch, we walked past the St Joseph's cathedral and ate in a cafe on Pho Nha Tho, a nice street full of ex-pat cafes. It's lined with trees and with the ...

  • 10

    Hanging out in Ha Noi

    ... Ethnology, (really well-done exhibits including actual hill tribe houses... Viet Nam is home to 54 ethnic groups) St. Joseph's Cathedral, (paying respects to our Catholic upbringing) shopping for old propaganda posters, (got some really great ones... ...