Day 02 : Hanoi city tour August 14th 2005  

Today we have plenty of time to discover the pearl of South-East Asia; Hanoi. With charming streets, lined with dozens of old trees, beautiful lakes, colonial architecture and countless interesting monuments, this city will impress you with its lively characters. We begin our city-trip at the Restored Sword Lake, famous of the legend of the tortoise and the sword of 15th century . After the bombardment of this lake by the Americans in 1968 the huge turtle was killed and the little pagoda in the water is the final resting place of this legendary animal.

We will continue our way with a visit to the Temple of Literature, dedicated to Confucius and his disciples. This temple used to be Vietnam's first university founded in 1076.
After visiting this historical sight the we invite you to visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum  and the house of the hero Ho Chi Minh, who lives in the heart of every Vietnamese.
 We also bring a visit to the Tran Quoc Pagoda  and the Quan Thanh Temple and

 finish our city-tour by participating in an one-hour ride in a traditional rickshaw (bike) around Hanoi’s old quarter.

After dining in a local restaurant, we visit the famous water puppet show. We overnight in Hanoi.

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