Having recently read and loved Emily Maguire's fascinating novel set in Hanoi, Fishing for Tigers, I have been plunged into a fit of Hanoi nostalgia.
I love Hanoi at this time of year, when it is cold and grey and a whole world away from Saigon.
So I thought I'd share some of my favourite Hanoi moments caught on camera:
I love Hanoi at this time of year, when it is cold and grey and a whole world away from Saigon.
So I thought I'd share some of my favourite Hanoi moments caught on camera:
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| Typical Hanoi Restaurant |
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| The seldom-open Hanoi Cathedral |
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| Crazy blue house on the West Lake |
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| Inside Van Mieu, the Temple of Literature |
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| Shrine to Confucius, Van Mieu |






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