Get a sense of more than 1,000 years of history in the 36 streets – that’s the customary number; there are many more – making up the Old Quarter. There’s a photo-op on just about every corner. Get lost, stop to drink iced lemon tea with the city’s cool kids and do lap or two of Hanoi’s celebrated Hoan Kiem Lake. Savour world-class cuisine by undertaking a street-food tour, see Vietnam’s revered revolutionary at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and dig into the city’s speakeasy scene once the sun goes down. Get in as much fun as possible before the midnight curfew.