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Hanoi & Bangkok Trip for Individual Traveller

A trip from September 21, 2007 to September 26, 2007, travelling to Hanoi, Bangkok
Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is a fascinating blend of … More  
Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is a fascinating blend of East and West, with Chinese influence from centuries of dominance, and French design from its colonial past. It is largely unspoiled by modern architecture of the 1970s and 80s, and is now going through a modernization that is making it a rising star in Southeast Asia.
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09/21/2007 to 09/26/2007
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Fri 09/21/07 (day 1) - Hanoi

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Hanoi, Vietnam
Fri Sep 21 9:00pm - Mon Sep 24 9:30pm
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Sat 09/22/07 (day 2) - Hanoi

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Despite Ho Chi Minh's request to be cremated, like communist leaders before him, he was embalmed and put on display. …
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Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
5 Pho Ngoc Ha
Hanoi, Vietnam
+84 4 845 5128
Sat Sep 22 9:00am - Sat Sep 22 9:30am
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The museum is a four-story building covering a total area of 100ha and designed in the shape of a lotus flower as a …More  
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3 Ngoc Ha Street, Ba Dinh District
Hanoi, Vietnam
Sat Sep 22 9:30am - Sat Sep 22 10:00am
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Located in a large garden at the back of the Presidential Palace is a nice road covered with pebbles and bordered …More  
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Ba Dinh District
Hanoi, Vietnam
Sat Sep 22 10:00am - Sat Sep 22 10:30am
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Sadly, the first One Pillar Pagoda was destroyed during the French War. The new Vietnamese government rebuilt the te …
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One Pillar Pagoda
Pho Ong Ich Kiem
Hanoi, Vietnam
+84 4 942 1061
Sat Sep 22 11:00am - Sat Sep 22 11:30am
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In 1070 King Ly Thanh Tong founded this temple to pay tribute to education and to those of high academic achievement …
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Temple of Literature
Pho Van Mieu
Hanoi, Vietnam
+84 4 824 3011
Sat Sep 22 11:30am - Sat Sep 22 12:00pm
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St. Joseph's Cathedral, which anchors one of Hanoi's most touristy streets, offers a glimpse into a bygone era. Spec …
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St. Joseph's Cathedral
Pho Nha Chung
Hanoi, Vietnam
+84 4 926 3366
Sat Sep 22 1:00pm - Sat Sep 22 2:00pm
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There is nothing more striking in Hanoi than looking down Trang Tien Street and seeing the Hanoi Opera House standing …
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Hanoi Opera House
Pho Trang Thi
Hanoi, Vietnam
+84 4 825 4312
Sat Sep 22 2:00pm - Sat Sep 22 3:00pm
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Upwardly mobile Hanoians will tell you of this cafe's ideal location opposite the Opera House at the heart of …
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2 Pho Phan Chu Trinh
Hanoi, Vietnam
+84 4 934 5269
Sat Sep 22 3:00pm - Sat Sep 22 4:00pm
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This small lake between the Old Quarter and the French Quarter is central to Hanoian folklore. A ghostly shrine (the …
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Hoan Kiem Lake
Pho Le Thai To
Hanoi, Vietnam
+84 4 942 1061
Sat Sep 22 4:00pm - Sat Sep 22 6:00pm
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This temple sits on a small island on the north end of Hoan Kiem Lake. These days, souvenir and art shops take …
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Northeast corner of Hoan Kiem Lake
Hanoi, Vietnam
Sat Sep 22 5:00pm - Sat Sep 22 6:00pm
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This amazing form of puppetry based on a liquid stage is more than 1,000 years old. The puppets, typically designed …
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57B Dinh Tien Hoang
Hanoi, Vietnam
+84 4 824 9494
Sat Sep 22 8:00pm - Sat Sep 22 9:00pm
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Sun 09/23/07 (day 3) - Hanoi

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This pagoda is situated on an island linked by a bridge to the causeway between West Lake and Tran Bach Lake. Founde …
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Thanh Nien Road
Hanoi, Vietnam
+84 4 824 3011
Sun Sep 23 9:00am - Sun Sep 23 10:00am
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This pagoda is beautifully positioned on a peninsula projecting into West Lake. One of Hanoi's most popular on the f …
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Tay Ho Pagoda
End of Duong Dang Thai Mai
Hanoi, Vietnam
+84 4 824 3011
Sun Sep 23 10:00am - Sun Sep 23 11:00am
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This large three-story market to the north of Hanoi's Old Quarter offers a varied cornucopia of goods of all sorts. …
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Dong Xuan and Hang Chieu Streets
Hanoi, Vietnam
+84 4 826 4089
Sun Sep 23 11:00am - Sun Sep 23 12:00pm
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City
Sun Sep 23 2:00pm - Mon Sep 24 2:00pm
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Mon 09/24/07 (day 4) - Hanoi, Bangkok

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This day celebrates the autumn moon, an important day in the middle of the lunar year, held on the 15th day of the e …
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Hoan Kiem
Hanoi, Vietnam
+84 4 942 1061
Mon Sep 24 9:00am - Mon Sep 24 9:00pm
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Bangkok, Thailand
Mon Sep 24 11:30pm - Wed Sep 26 1:45pm
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