Around Hoan Kiem Lake and into the Old Quarter
Start on the shore of Hoan Kiem Lake, where legend says a golden turtle took back an emperor's sword, then follow the old streets to a pan of sizzling fish and a glass of coffee capped with whipped egg.
A listening walk through central Hanoi: Hoan Kiem Lake and the legend of the returned sword, the streets of the Old Quarter, Cha Ca Street and the egg coffee first made when fresh milk was scarce.
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Hoan Kiem Lake
The lake begins the walk, with its red Thê Húc bridge of 15 spans, a Pen Tower inscribed Write on the Blue Sky, and the preserved bodies of two great turtles that once lived in the water.
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