We are now in the final stretch of our Hanoi’s Historical Sights Series! Thank you for bearing with me, my dear blog readers! Hehe….. For this last entry, I’m saving the best. I’m not being prejudiced here but I was a Catholic before. What could I do? But either way, may you be Buddhist, Taoist, […]
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Hanoi’s Historical Sites Series: Văn Miếu
Located 2 kilometers west of Hoàn Kiếm Lake is the Temple of Literature or Văn Miếu. It is a temple of Confucius built for Confucian sages and scholars. The main gate has 3 entry points: the center for the monarchs, the left for the administrative Mandarins, and the right for the military Mandarins. A bronze bell can […]
Hanoi’s Historical Sites Series: Hoàn Kiếm Lake
History is what makes a country and its people. I love to travel not only to have my pictures taken but also to experience a place and discover its stories behind the famous titles and taglines of “world’s largest”, “world’s #1”, “world’s wonder”, etc. It is by knowing how a place came to be which […]
Hoi Hoi Hoi Hanoi!
Finally, Hanoi happened to me one daydream sa pangarap for just $750. Finally, Hanoi happened to me magaan sa bulsa ’cause it’s just $750. Finally, woah….. Finally! Hahaha! There goes my version of the very famous Ariel commercial jingle. And that tells the absolute truth! I had my recent out of the country trip for only […]
