Vietnam NW Loop 5 Hanoi Kids

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This is a voluntary English speaking charity (the only one in the world) where local university students offer to take tourists on free tours (you cover entrance fees, transport, food and donation).

On the two days they were with us, we saw the city through different eyes. We did mundane things like getting a SIM card and crossing the road to beat the swarms of bikes.

Handmade Cards

Then the lads took us for our second cup of the Hanoi specialty Ca Phe Trung - Vietnamese egg coffee, in a cafe that was down a long alleyway, up winding stairs and into daylight where you sat on tiny stools.

Alter to Confucius

The highlight was the visit to the Temple of Literature, an original temple to the philosopher Confucius; the site of the country's first university founded in 1070.


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College Group

Literature Lake

Traditional Musicians

It was the main centre of  education for Vietnamese mandarins for 700 years.

Students still come here as a ritual for good luck before or after exams.

This vast compound is a leafy tranquil stop in a the centre of a bustling noisy city.