To the freshly-arrived tourists in Hà Nội, the guide will most certainly show the temple named the Jade Mountain (Ngọc Sơn) built on an islet in the Lake of the Restored Sword (Hồ Hoàn Kiếm) an expanse of green water with a border of lawns, flower-beds and age-old trees – the jewel of the capital [...]

This morning started with a bang…we had an intruder in the night! After Martin having assured me of the safety and low crime of the north, especially in this area…a man managed to get into the apartment below his where a woman and baby were sleeping-she woke up and tried to scream, but no sound [...]

Location: Hoan Kiem Lake is located in the center of Hanoi. Characteristic: Hoan Kiem Lake also called Lake of the Restored Sword. The name Lake of the Restored Sword is derived from a legend. After ten years of hard fighting (1418 – 1428), the Lam Son insurrectionists led by Le Loi swept the foreign invaders [...]

General information: Hanoi is the capital of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the center of culture, politics, economy and trade of the whole country. Area: 3,324.92 sq. km Population: 6,448,837 habitants (4/2009). Administrative divisions: – 10 urban districts: Hoan Kiem, Ba Dinh, Dong Da, Hai Ba Trung, Tay Ho, Thanh Xuan, Cau Giay, Long Bien, [...]