Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi, from City View Cafe's rooftop terrace |
Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi |
The Huc (Rising Sun) Bridge, Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi |
The Huc (Rising Sun) Bridge, 1885, Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi |
The Huc (Rising Sun) Bridge, Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi |
Martyrs' Monument, NE corner of Koan Kiem Lake |
Gateway to The Huc Bridge and Ngoc Son Temple, Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi |
Tiger, The Huc Bridge gate, Hanoi |
Tiger, The Huc Bridge gate, Hanoi |
Dragon, The Huc Bridge gate, Hanoi |
Dragon, The Huc Bridge gate, Hanoi |
The Huc Bridge gate leading to Jade Mountain Temple, Hanoi |
The Huc Bridge gate leading to Jade Mountain Temple, Hanoi |
Vietnamese souvenir dolls, Hanoi |
Dan on the Rising Sun Bridge, Hanoi |
View from The Hoc Bridge |
Gate to Ngoc Son (Jade Mountain) Temple, Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi |
Gate to Ngoc Son Temple, Hanoi |
Mythical beast, gate to Ngoc Son Temple, Hanoi |
Turtle with Emperor Le Loi's magic sword |
Gate to Ngoc Son Temple, Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi |
The Huc (Rising Sun) Bridge, 1885, Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi |
Mangrove, Ngoc Son Temple island, Hoan Kiem Lake |
Den Ngoc Son - Jade Mountain Temple, Hanoi |
Ngoc Son Temple, Hanoi |
Prior to French colonization, the Vietnamese used Chinese characters for writing |
Ngoc Son Temple, Hanoi |
Jade Mountain Temple, Hanoi |
Ngoc Son Temple is dedicated to Van Xuong (scholar), Tran Hung Dao (general) and La To (physician) |
Ngoc Son Temple, Hanoi |
Den Ngoc Son - Jade Mountain Temple, Hanoi |
Den Ngoc Son, Hanoi |
Offerings including stacks of fake US $100 bills |
General Tran Hung Dao, victor over the Mongols in 1288 |
Incense sticks, Ngoc Son Temple, Hanoi |
Burnt offerings to the ancestors - a (fake) US$100 bill |
Cam Lua - No Fire (the temple is made of wood) |
250kg Giant tortise found in Hoan Kiem Lake in 1968 on display next to Ngoc Son Temple |
Scupture on the eastern shore of Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi |
Hoam Kiem Lake with the island of the Jade Moutain Temple |
Odd tree along Hoan Kiem Lake |
Park on the shores of Hoan Kiem Lake |
Tortoise Island - Hoam Kiem Lake (Lake of the Restored Sword) |
Vietnamese Emperor Ly Thai To (974-1028) established the capital in Hanoi |
Emperor Ly Thai To, Hanoi |
Pho Trang Thi, along the south end of Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi |
South end of Hoan Liem Lake, Hanoi |
Intersection of Pho Le Thai To and Pho Trang Thi, Hanoi |
Thap Rua (Tortoise Tower) Hoan Kiem Lake (Lake of the Restored Sword) Hanoi |
Thap Rua (Tortoise Tower) Hoan Kiem Lake (Lake of the Restored Sword) Hanoi |
Main Post Office - Býu ðiện Hà Nội |
Main Post Office, Hanoi |
Hapro Cafe, Pho Le Thai To, SW corner of lake |
Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi |
Thap Rua (Tortoise Tower) Hoan Kiem Lake (Lake of the Restored Sword) |
Hanoi - People's Council and People's Committee, Hoan Kiem Lake |
Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi, Lake of the Restored Sword |
Dan Ngoc Son - Jade Mountain Temple, Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi |
Cat statue at the Le Thai To monument, Hanoi |
View of Hoan Kiem Lake and the island of Ngoc Son Temple from City View Cafe, Hanoi |
View of Hoan Kiem Lake and the island of Ngoc Son Temple from City View Cafe, Hanoi |
Hoan Kiem Lake at night from City View Cafe |
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