My views of Hanoi

Presidential Palace

Opera House

Gate of the Kim Lien Pagoda

Above and below: Van Mieu Temple of Literature

Change of guard at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

Above and below: Presidential compound of Ho Chi Minh

Residence of President Ho Chi Minh

Bridge to the Ngoc Son temple on a lake in the center of Hanoi

Ngoc Son Temple

Above and below: government buildings in downtown Hanoi

Typical street scene

Flowering tree on the site of Ngoc Son temple

I visited Hanoi in February 2011.