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HANOI
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The grand old dame of the Orient, Hanoi is the most graceful, atmospheric and captivating
capital city in the region. Here, exotic old Asia blends seamlessly with the dynamic face of
the continent, an architectural museum piece evolving in harmony with its history, rather
than bulldozing through it.
A mass of motorbikes swarms the tangled web of streets of the Old Quarter, a cauldron
of commerce for almost 1000 years and still the best place to check the pulse of this resur-
gent city. Hanoi has it all: ancient history, a colonial legacy and a modern outlook. There's
no better place to untangle the paradox that is contemporary Vietnam.
Known by many names down the centuries, Thang Long (City of the Soaring Dragon) is
the most evocative, and let there be no doubt that this dragon is on the up.
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