Lucky Queen Hotel Hanoi

... 30,000-seat pavilion for people to watch the event, said Nguyen Van Can, chief of the committee&#8217;s office.<br><br>The income from selling tickets for the seats will be used to invest in the festival that was initiated in 2008, he said, adding that next year, they will not rent out places nearby to food and beverage services as done previously to ...

... started saying $11 we suddenly got very interested! Room was actually one of the best we've had, hot water, bath, flatscreen cable TV, minibar. Suddenly this didn't feel much like roughing it / backpacking at all!<br><br>Now Hanoi itself is a weird little city. Normally the locals are quite switched on as to the best ways to separate a westerner from their money. This is done by bunching up a whole lot of hotels ...

... evening - but we did get an extra stamp in the passport!<br> The next day we flew to Hanoi. We had a little issue at the airport after the airline said that we had to sign a waiver that they were not liable for us not being accepted by Vietnamese immigration due to us only having a single ticket into Vietnam and not a return.<br> We explained why but they still made us sign it. It didn't matter anyway as we had no issues at immigration and arrived ...

... we realized we were starving, so with a better sense of direction we decided to head back out toward the west end of the lake and what is known as the Cathedral District, for something to eat and some further sightseeing. Despite the fact that Bill was clamoring for more spring rolls, and we circled a couple really long blocks searching for the perfect authentic Vietnamese restaurant, we ended up eating Italian at Mediterraneo, which is located kitty corner from beautiful St. Joseph's ...

... between two guys I had just met and can't quite yet communicate with. <br><br>So the other dude ended up sat the middle with his briefcase-like bag hooked by the crook of his arm and I got on the rear with no place to put my feet since dude occupied the foot rest. <br><br>Amazingly there was enough room for me at the back. In fact, there was enough room for at least one more. We Asians are space savers.<br><br>It was a hairy ride! Is that the ...

... 8217;s a popular &#8220;watch the world go by&#8221;spot for tourists. It was fun even though the beer was bad!!<br><br>For our last Supper we went to Indochine restaurant last night. We pushed the boat out abit with a bill of $ 100 but the meal was yummy, the setting in old French Villa beautiful and the service great. Afterwards we walked across the road to french style bakery for gateaux&#8217;s at $ 1 each!! A fantastic note to finish our time in Vietnam on!!

"C&#7889;m" (green sticky rice) is a delicacy that is made only in autumn and<br>cherished by all Vietnamese. For Hanoians, nothing evokes autumn like<br>the taste of young rice from Vong village, the grain so sweetly scented<br>that they left a lasting impression... <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Served with red persimmons or ripe bananas, "C&#7889;m" is truly delicious.<br>Vong village, on the outskirts of Hanoi, is said to produce the best<br ...

... 3. Soda In A Bag Soda in a bag has mainly been spotted in Thailand and Laos. Not so much in Vietnam. It's as simple as it sounds -- just a small plastic shopping bag, about the size of a 1-quart ziploc, filled with ice and soda. Thai and Lao folks do this because the vendors need to keep the glass bottles that the soda comes in so they can get reimbursed for the container. You can buy the whole soda with a glass bottle, but it costs more. The cheapest way to get a ...

... Our first shop was a commercial chain, a bit like Top Shop, and we discovered how small asian clothes really are. Emma was a little upset when the only size that would fit was XL. It definitely kept the shop clerk busy trying to find items in that size. Next of all we found a local silk dress shop. This time no prices where on the items, which meant a chance to barter. Something neither of us have ever done before. In the ...

... would start with an exorbitant amount at least 200-500% higher than they started in the south. Unless you really like the bargaining process (which I do not), this does not make for a pleasurable shopping experience and I was glad that we bought lots of souvenirs already. I would say the best souvenir shopping in Vietnam was in Saigon and Hoi An, but Hanoi was definitely the worst. One exception to this was the Saturday night walking street shopping on P ...