The full-moon festival in Ha Noi''s Old Quarter will
be open until next Saturday. Apart from many traditional entertainment
programmes, a market selling traditional and modern toys for children
will be open near the Dong Xuan Market.
The formation and development of Ha Noi''s Old
Quarter, one of the last traditional handicraft and trading areas in
Southeast Asia, is being featured at an exhibition in the capital''s
downtown.
Water puppetry and Dong Ho paintings are just two amongst Viet Nam''s
many traditional arts ed to entertain locals and tourists alike
during the Lunar New Year holiday season in Ha Noi''s Old Quarter.
Standing outside Saint Joseph''s Cathedral, we
suddenly heard a bell ringing, followed by a song. The sound wasn''t
coming from the church, but from our headphones.
Ha Noi''s Ca Tru Club, the Old Quarter and Vietnamese
Women''s Museum were among 95 attractions that tourists choose when
visiting the capital, according to the internationally popular travel
website, www.tripadvisor.com, based in the US.
Two more electric car tours will be launched in Ha
Noi in December offering tourists a new way to take in the sights and
sounds of the city and its French colonial architecture.
