Different from the bustling and bustling life of the day, Hanoi is gentle and quiet at night. For the people of the capital, the night is the time when Hanoi is the most beautiful because there are no traffic jams, noisy car horns. Somewhere in the old streets, the lights glimmered the way for ordinary people in living. If a day you visit Hanoi, spend the night in this ancient capital. A visit to Hanoi at night may not be enough, but it will partly help visitors on hanoi street food tour feel the “breath” and beauty of Hanoi, the things that visitors will not be able to feel when the sun wake up.
Hanoi is quite large so to discover the capital, tourists should rent a bicycle or motorbike. But according to the experience of many tourists who have been to Hanoi, bicycles are the most suitable means. Because it is slow, it can help visitors to observe the streets of Hanoi but not break the quiet space inherent.
The ceremony of lowering the flag at Ba Dinh Square.
Start the journey to discover Hanoi at night by walking around streets like Van Mieu, Dien Bien Phu and Hoang Dieu before stopping to visit Ho Chi Minh President Mausoleum. At exactly 21:00 pm every day, the area of Ba Dinh Square in front of Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum the ceremony of lowering flag will take place. If you want to see this ceremony, visitors must be present from around 8:30 to choose an appropriate standing position. When the clock reached 21:00, an army wearing a white uniform from the right of the Mausoleum will parade following the music song “Bac dang cung chung chau hanh quan”. After receiving the flag lowered down from the top of the flag pole, the ritual team will step on the right and then round the Mausoleum to end the ceremony. Although only for a moment, but for those who have witnessed it, this is the most sacred moment for the Fatherland and the Vietnamese people.
After the flag-lowering ceremony ended, Ba Dinh Square became more deserted. Some tourists continue to sit and chat while others return to Hoang Dieu Street, visit Thang Long Citadel and the house of General Vo Nguyen Giap.
On night food tour hanoi, The Hanoi Cathedral is a destination cannot be missed, one of Hanoi’s oldest and most beautiful churches is located at 40 Nha Chung. Under the calm night sky, the church brings a feeling of peace and warmth. Visitors can visit the lemon tea and nem shops around the church to enjoy or cycle around Hoan Kiem Lake and then return to the church to hear the midnight bell.
The bustling atmosphere at the Quang Ba flower market.
At about 1 o’clock at night, do not forget to visit the Quang Ba flower market, one of the largest flower markets in Hanoi. The market is opened on Nghi Tam dyke (Tay Ho district) is from 23:00 to around 4:00 am, in which the time from 1 am to 2 am is the busiest, when small businesses come to take flowers to sell in other small markets. Here, visitors not only see beautiful flowers such as daisies, lilies, roses, tulips, wax flowers, etc. but more importantly, they can feel the simple rhythm of the people less known. In the bright electric light, the seller’s greeting, the buyer’s bargain sound and the sound of vehicles coming in and out make it was thought that Hanoi does not sleep.
Leaving Quang Ba flower market with a few beautiful flowers in hand, you could visit Hanoi Opera House, a project built by the French in 1901-1911. Prominent with French neoclassical architecture, the theatre is even nicer at night when the lights illuminate the distinctive yellow paint to create a fanciful setting.
Dong Xuan Market is one of the most famous markets in Hanoi.
After visiting Hanoi Opera House, visitors can go to Dong Xuan Market, the largest market in the Old Quarter to enjoy the hot and typical hanoi street food in the area. Then, you come to Long Bien Bridge, admire the bridge in the early dew, the people who go to do exercise and the vehicles starting the new day.
