#2 - Night falls - Hoan Kiem lake - Other charms

Here is the series of route that you can follow to travel around Hanoi.

No any fees of tourguide.

All of costs will be listed.

#2: Night falls at Hoan Kiem lake

When night falls

On the article for the morning at Hoan Kiem lake. We show beauty of the lake on the daylight.

On this article, we show you how beautiful the lake is at night.

You have tickets for Water Puppet performance on hand, why don't you spend time on walking around Hoan Kiem lake to have sightseeing before coming to the theatre.

Or you 've just arrived at Hanoi. And the first place appearing on your head is Hoan Kiem lake.

1. Get beside Thuy Ta restaurant:

                                                    

 

Jade Mountain island at night

Jade Mountain temple - closer

And closer

2.  Corner of Hoan Kiem lake - Night life

People living in Hanoi usually spend time after working time walking around the lake, doing exercise or just taking a breath.

Taking a breath and doing Qigong (one kind of breathing exercise)

Doing exercise

  

Foreigners are also here - they are living and working in Hanoi

           

Doing exercise as one Vietnamese person

             

3. Turtle tower - like a jewel at night

To take the best pictures of Turtle tower, 

You should find the way to come as close as the lake.

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#1 - The morning at Hoan Kiem Lake

Here is the series of route that you can follow to travel around Hanoi.

No any fees of tourguide.

All of costs will be listed.

#1: Around Hoan Kiem lake 

Bring your camera

Should be at the morning because at the end of the route you should have time to buy the ticket for Water Puppet performance.
Tickets are sold out soon, you need to buy ticket for that night show soon.

Water Puppet theatre

8:00     Start at the Water Pool beside the lake

8:15    If you have not yet had breakfast, can enjoy at Thuy ta restaurant.
           We do not highly recommend that place.
           Food is Ok but Price is pretty high. 

                   

8:30   Need to exchange some money
          Go to The Australia and Newzealand Banking Group Branch (ANZ)  at Vietnam 
          Or go to Vietcombank branch (Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam) one of the biggest Vietnamese bank. 

8:40    There are some places that you can take beautiful pictures of Hoan Kiem lake
            The sight will make you very suprise.

8:50    Keep going along the lake

               

9:00   Enter the park area around the lake
          Find the way to come close the side of lake, you can see the Turtle tower closely

9:20   Keep along the lake to the other side of the lake

          Go to the way to Jade Mountain Temple (the temple at the island on the lake)

                                             

      9:40   Enter the Jade Mountain Temple 

                Entrance fees: 30.000 Vietnamese Dong

Way to the temple

Stone tower like pen writing into the sky - on the way to temple

                       

                               

Red bridge

Gate of temple

Inside the temple - taking pictures are permitted

                       

Praying for happiness and health

Playing Chinese chess

Take a rest beside lake

10:30    Leave the temple and go to Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre to buy ticket

              We have other article to show how to buy a ticket at Theater

              Visit:Thang Long Water Puppet Theater

11:00    Go to Electric green bus station to go around the Old Quarter on electric bus.

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