Just many streets for shopping. However, this is not our usual mall shopping but daily necessities. Every street sell different stuff. One street has 3 street names so if you are walking about, be aware of this. Not diffculty to find the streets. However, there may be smaller strees that do not appear on city map.
We walked about the old quarter and enjoy it. The traffic is really the worse we had seen but surpring the locals are so polite and they gave ways to us.....If only motocyclists are like these folks in Hanoi, we will have no accidents. The basic learning is just be patient and give way to pedestrian and we live happily after!
We just take note of MAIN STREET. one doe snot need to take a cab cos if you stay around or within the old quarter area, you can just walk to all essentail sites. However, some sites are not open on Monday and Friday. So plan ahead. Example, Ho Chih Min museum, Flag tower and military museum.
The locals are very lovely people. Get to know them!
Visited December 2012
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