Spring Break
Hanoi, Vietnam in my heart
Hoa Nyugen & Phuong Nyugen, ISOSU
Issue date: 2/19/08 Section: Forum
I love to drive the motorbike through many lakes with my best friend.
Hanoi is named as "a city of lake," as we have dozens of beautiful lakes inside the city. We often drive from Hoan Kiem Lake to West Lake, and then stop at the "Pho Ran" (fried noodle) restaurant to enjoy a hot meal and forget the cold outside.
I love to see Hanoi at night. At night, Hanoi seems to be more beautiful and peaceful. Colored lights from shops along the streets make Hanoi sparkle at night. It becomes more fanciful and bizarre. Everything seems to be not as visible during day time.
It is an antique picture, and the images of nine hundreds and 90-years-old is coming back. A song about Hanoi composed by Pham Duy that we sing on the Vietnamese New Year suddenly came to my mind, reflecting exactly what I am thinking now: "Although you come around the world, you still miss Hanoi, Hanoi is in your heart and every step you go..."
Yes, even though I have lived away from Hanoi for a long time and don't have the chance to go back often, the images of Hanoi are still somewhere around me, reminding me about the beautiful homeland where I come from.
Thang Long - Hanoi - Land of intelligent, gourmet and exquisite culture. Another look inside Hanoi.
Many Americans know Hanoi as a capital of Vietnam, but not many people know Hanoi by different name. In the 11th century, the Ly King saw a rainbow color cloud, which looks like a flying dragon on the sky, when he was traveling by boat on Red River.
Considering it a good sign, he decided to move Vietnam's capital from Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh province to this new land, and named it "Thang Long," which in Vietnamese means "Flying Dragon."
Being the capital of Vietnam since 1010, Thang Long is a famous land of intelligent people, gourmet food and oriental exquisite culture.
The first university in Hanoi was built in 1070 when the Ly King decided to encourage education and intelligence in the country.
Hanoi is named as "a city of lake," as we have dozens of beautiful lakes inside the city. We often drive from Hoan Kiem Lake to West Lake, and then stop at the "Pho Ran" (fried noodle) restaurant to enjoy a hot meal and forget the cold outside.
I love to see Hanoi at night. At night, Hanoi seems to be more beautiful and peaceful. Colored lights from shops along the streets make Hanoi sparkle at night. It becomes more fanciful and bizarre. Everything seems to be not as visible during day time.
It is an antique picture, and the images of nine hundreds and 90-years-old is coming back. A song about Hanoi composed by Pham Duy that we sing on the Vietnamese New Year suddenly came to my mind, reflecting exactly what I am thinking now: "Although you come around the world, you still miss Hanoi, Hanoi is in your heart and every step you go..."
Yes, even though I have lived away from Hanoi for a long time and don't have the chance to go back often, the images of Hanoi are still somewhere around me, reminding me about the beautiful homeland where I come from.
Thang Long - Hanoi - Land of intelligent, gourmet and exquisite culture. Another look inside Hanoi.
Many Americans know Hanoi as a capital of Vietnam, but not many people know Hanoi by different name. In the 11th century, the Ly King saw a rainbow color cloud, which looks like a flying dragon on the sky, when he was traveling by boat on Red River.
Considering it a good sign, he decided to move Vietnam's capital from Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh province to this new land, and named it "Thang Long," which in Vietnamese means "Flying Dragon."
Being the capital of Vietnam since 1010, Thang Long is a famous land of intelligent people, gourmet food and oriental exquisite culture.
The first university in Hanoi was built in 1070 when the Ly King decided to encourage education and intelligence in the country.
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