Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Hanoi

 Practicing of photography in my trip to Hanoi
This trip, I was using a DSLR, shooting on manual mode
It's fun, and I love photography more and more...
 
Hoan Kiem Lake, landmark of Hanoi. It's near to Old Quarter.

Vietnam, a country with Chinese influence. Chinese temples are everywhere.

Chinese influence buildings are everywhere.

A unique souvenir shop near to Hoan Kiem Lake
 
St. Joseph Cathedral, an Europe influence church building in the city
 
Statue of Jesus 



Oh, this is me... modeling with the bic
 
 Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

The war flight crashed by Vietnamese military force during war with US


A funny scene in the city, railway in between of the shop houses

Friday, November 22, 2013

Old Quarter Hanoi

 
Old Quarter is the place with streets packed with shops selling all kinds of goods,
each street named for its primary good or service.
Street of shoes, street of clothing, street of hardware, street of plastic bag...
And we stay at the street of plastic bag, Hanoi Old Town Hotel
 
Here, I see many locals on the bicycles or motorbikes, busy with their daily life
Traffic here is messy, you need to be careful while walk on the road.
 
The wiring of the power cables are here and there, forming a complicated route.
I guess while there's power failure with the power cable, they will only tap another wire in
 
Street foods are all around the area here, but it's not cheap.
A bowl of Pho (noodle) cost at least 40000 Dong which is RM6.40 to us
And this is just the street foods, which you will be sitting on a small stool near to the road and enjoying your food. However, some foods are nice and worth trying.  
 
Selling on bicycles are commonly found here
and the bicycle is loaded with lot of stuff
Salute the lady who has to move this bicycle loaded with lot of ceramic stuff 

Shops and houses here are with narrow width and high built up with at least 2-4 floors
And this formed the area with slim tall buildings everywhere
 
Old Quarter, a unique place in Vietnam