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Hanoi has shaken off its once hostile attitude to travellers to become one of the most beguiling cities in Southeast Asia. It's slow-paced yet quick to charm, with a lovely landscape of lakes, shaded boulevards, verdant public parks and French-colonial architecture.
Hanoi personifies the spirit of historic Vietnam in the temples, monuments and pockets of ancient culture along the narrow streets of the Old Quarter, yet perfectly reflects the rapid changes sweeping the country as Hanoian yuppies sip cappucinos in roadside cafés and compare cell phones.
Fast Facts
Population
3,500,000
Currency
Name: Vietnamese dong
Code: VND
Symbol: ₫
Electrical Plugs
220V 50Hz
Languages Spoken
Official: Vietnamese
Time Zones
GMT/UTC +7
Country Dialing Code
+84
Weights & Measures
Metric
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