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Vietnam's capital is described by almost all who go there as ''an old-fashioned city''. Old-fashioned in style, it is a city of lakes, parks, trees, villas, mansions and an area called the Old French Quarter where crumbling houses are crammed into narrow alleyways that are still named after the goods that were traded there - Silk Street, Gold Street, even Fried Fish Street!

Hanoi has less traffic than Saigon, less frenetic rushing about, less noise, and simply less people. Wide tree-lined bicycle-filled boulevards, elegant colonial French mansions, the grandeur and solemnity of Ho Chi Minh's monumental Mausoleum, the incongruous rustic simplicity of the house in which 'Uncle Ho' lived out his final years, the barely concealed misery of the Hoa Lo Prison, the 'Hanoi Hilton' where so many prisoners of war were incarcerated, the religious pride that constructed the beautiful temple of Literature compound - it's all here in Hanoi, a microcosm of the Vietnamese culture.

The two main areas of interest for tourists are the Old Quarter and the French Quarter, lying to the North and South of Hoan Kiem Lake respectively. The Old Quarter, featuring the famous 'འ Old streets'', is generally considered the most beautiful area of the city. Each of the narrow streets is named after the products that were originally sold there, although in some cases these names still ring -1. The French Quarter features many prominent buildings and architecture, including the Opera House and Hanoi's History Museum. This area also houses the grandest hotels and shops in Hanoi. Other attractions that simply must be seen include Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, the Temple of Literature, One Pillar Pagoda, the famous Water Puppet show, and the Hoa Lo Prison (Hanoi Hilton) Museum.