Four Hanoian habits that tourists should try once

Going  in the early morning

Quang Ba opens from mid-night to early morning

To Hanoi people, Quang Ba flower market is a familiar address when they want to buy flowers with large number and plentiful kinds of flowers. More than purchasing purpose, many people come here to feel fresh life in the early morning when colorful flowers are carried into the city.

Flag ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

At 6 am in summer and 6:30 in winter is the time soldiers protecting the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum perform the flag ceremony.

Ba Dinh square in front of Ho Chi Minh mausoleum is crowed with residents who walk and physical practice in an airy and fresh space. At 6 am in summer and 6:30 in winter is the time soldiers protecting the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum perform the flag ceremony.

No mater what they are doing, they also gather around the flag tower, all activities are stopped. To capital residents, standing solemnly in front of rest place of Uncle Ho, watching the national flag being pulled up in music of national Anthem become a familiar activity on each morning. In the evening, the flag lowering ceremony takes place at 9 pm.

Eating noodle soup in the morning

A bowl of hot noodle soup

In every where in Vietnam country, you can easily order a bowl of noodle soup. However, Hanoi is most well-known for this dish. Many famous tourism websites in the world affirmed that if you come to Hanoi without tasting phở, you really have not been here.

Sip a cup of coffee in an old café shop

Café Dinh (Dinh Tien Hoang street) keeps a lot of memories of Ha Noi people

Nhan- Nhi- Di- Giang is “the foursome hit” in the field of coffee shop in Hanoi. Such these shops are nearly a hundred years old with style and quality virtually unchanged over time. The menu is nothing more, in addition to premium coffee category, plus some traditional dishes such as lemon with little sugar, salted lemon, salted apricot, etc.