Old Streets ✨🏮 Discover Hanoi 🌆📸

🌆 Hanoi Old Quarter: Between Past and Present

✨ Itinerary Overview
Hanoi is a city where the past and the present come together in one embracing atmosphere. To feel its rhythm, it is best to stay here for 3–5 days: walk through the narrow streets with flags, sit in street cafés with Vietnamese coffee and watch life around the lake. Hanoi does not hurry and you should not either.

🗺 Sightseeing Route
• Day 1 Walk in the Old Quarter, streets with flags, small cafés, evening atmosphere.
• Day 2 Visit Hoan Kiem Lake, St. Joseph’s Cathedral, French Quarter.
• Day 3 Hoa Lo Prison Museum, the famous Train Street, evening walk and dinner with street food.

🌟 Must-Visit Attractions
• Hoan Kiem Lake The heart of the city, where it is best just to sit and watch life around.
• St. Joseph’s Cathedral Gothic architecture in the center of the Old Quarter, especially beautiful in the evening.
• Hoa Lo Prison A historical place that leaves a strong impression.
• Train Street A unique street where the train passes literally one meter from the houses.
• Atmospheric narrow streets of the Old Quarter with flags and shops.

🚎 Transportation
Getting around Hanoi can be by taxi, motorbike. For short distances walking is the best.

📸 Photo Spots
• Hoan Kiem Lake A very atmospheric lake.
• Train Street.
• Old streets with flags A must for the atmosphere.
• St. Joseph’s Cathedral in the evening with lights.

🍜 Local Cuisine
Hanoi is not a city of fine dining, but there are Michelin star places, and for everyday food you will find the best street food here.
• Pho Bo The classic.
• Vietnamese coffee with condensed milk Must try.
• In general, Hanoi is a city of great coffee, with many cozy, atmospheric, insta-style cafés and of course dessert is a must, desserts here are wonderful.

Tip Choose places where locals sit that is a guarantee of taste. Many good cafés and food spots are not marked on Google Maps, you need to discover them yourself just by walking around the city.

🛏 Accommodation
The best choice Hotels and boutique hotels in the Old Quarter. Everything is close cafés, lake, attractions. For atmosphere you can choose a room with a balcony to the old street or with a view of the lake.#historicallandmarks #localguides #hanoitravel #hanoi #vietnamtrip #vietnam #oldquarter