Surrounding Hoàn Kiếm Lake is Old Quarter, Vietnam’s old Hanoi. This is the country’s business center where trade and commerce take place 24/7. It is comprised of 36 narrow streets which were named according to the street’s merchandise and are filled with shop houses. These are old slender buildings of ground floor shop and second […]
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The Song of Hạ Long
Here’s only a snippet of our Hạ Long Bay adventure, northeast of Vietnam! Log on to The Other Side of Mae tomorrow for photos and stories on how magical Hạ Long Bay is! #tosomtravels Related Posts: Vịnh Hạ Long Cruisin’ Along Ha Long Cruisin’ Along Ha Long: Hang Sửng Sốt Side Trip at Hải Dương Province Vietnam’s […]
Thăng Long Water Puppet Show
The history of Vietnam as well as Vietnamese culture and tradition are encapsulated in an entertaining show in Thăng Long Water Puppet Theatre along 57B Dinh Tien Hoang, Hanoi, Vietnam. It is a 45-minute show having the following programme: I. Opening Traditional Musical Instruments II. Water Puppet Performance 1. Prelude by Clown Teu 2. Thăng Long Festival Drumming 3. Dragon’s […]
Hanoi’s Historical Sites Series: Nhà thờ Lớn Hà Nội
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, […]
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 […]
