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| Entrance to the Temple of Literature. |
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| Inner Courtyard entrance at the Temple of Literature. |
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| Some of the early Saints' Tablets are displayed here. |
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| Main building of the Temple of Literature. |
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| Confucius is the most revered person in Vietnam. |
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| Pagoda at the grounds of the Temple of Literature. (can't see any ladder or stairs to the upper floor.) |
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| Minor gateway at the TOL. |
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| Mythical animals at the inner courtyard gateway at the TOL. |
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| The original presidential residence of Uncle Ho. |
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| This house on stilts was requested by Uncle Ho because he preferred the simple life. |
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| Ground floor of Uncle Ho's residence. |
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| There were 2 rooms upstairs. |
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| A reproduction of the famous One Pillar Pagoda, the original was destroyed by the French colonist. |
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| Entrance to Ngoc Son Temple. |
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| Entrance to bridge crossing to Ngoc Son Temple. |
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| Hoan Kiem Lake. |
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| Vietnamese mythical creature, a fish which became a dragon. |
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| Another mythical animal found at Ngoc Son Temple. |
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| Mythical animal found at Ngoc Son Temple. Note the ceramic shards inlay. |
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| mythical animal found at Ngoc Son Temple |
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| mythical animal found at Ngoc Son Temple |
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| Symbol on roof of Ngoc Son Temple. |
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| Old Quarter street scene. |
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| Old Quarter street scene. |
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| Old Quarter street scene. |
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| Old Quarter street scene. Notice the width of the shops in Hanoi, mostly about 5 metres only. |
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| All the newest Crumpler bags for your picking. |
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| Ancient Vietnamese hieroglyphics found on buried copper drums. |
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| Motorcycles of Hanoi as seen from our hotel. |
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| Cyclo vs electric buggy in green vehicle war. |
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| Old Quarter shop, see how high the bags are hung up. |
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| Most of the motorcycles are parked orderly in Hanoi. |
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| The sidewalk or five footway is sometimes used to display goods. |
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| I was wondering how to reach for the items at the corner of the display. |
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| Most of the shoeshops sell only ladies' shoes. |
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| Be careful where you park your vehicle. |
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| Alfresco lunch in Hanoi Old Quarter. |
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| Mobile florist. |
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| Common scene in Vietnamese cities, vendors plying their goods on baskets. |
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| Youths slicing cooked beef. |
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| Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. |
