The Wall Street Journal released an article in 17th October to share unique tourism experiences in Vietnam’s capital including specific features “only in Hanoi”, exactly like the headline of the article.
According to the article, coffee is a popular beverage in the world and iced coffee is very famous in Vietnam. However, egg coffee especially stands out. The exotic flavour of egg coffee allures not only Vietnamese people but also foreign tourists.
Depending on the preference of customers, hot coffee is added one or two yolks. Also in the article, Giang Cafe at No.39 Nguyen Huu Huan Street is thought to be the epicentre that launched the egg-coffee craze, but another good place to find the drink is Hanoi Social Club at No.6 Hoi Vu Street, a hippie cafe popular among ex-pats.
Walking around Hanoi in the early morning, tourists will encounter a lot of people at all age doing exercise in the parks. Any tourists coming here at dawn can join the yoga exercise and find people standing in line, massaging one another’s backs and shoulders.
To find a new way to enjoy seafood, the author advised tourists to go to Gia Lam area to relax with fishing activity and enjoy delicious dishes processed from seafood caught at the lake.
The shops like “1946” and “Food Trade Shop Number 37″ are suggested to be perfect places to get strange experiences in Vietnamese life in the subsidy era. At the shops, customers will get ration slips for their orders.
The trip will be incomplete popping into Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. Many tourists skip this stop because of they are afraid to queue in line but you needn’t worry about it because people move fast and orderly. In addition, a meet with a great man in person will bring tourists special emotion.