36 Hours in Hanoi, Vietnam | The New York Times

Hanoi is changing fast, but with its tree-lined lanes, graceful old architecture, a flourishing arts scene and sophisticated night life, the city is having its moment.

Produced by: Jonah M. Kessel and Eugene Yi

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36 Hours in Hanoi, Vietnam | The New York Times

[dazedEconfused]

I have lived in Hanoi for a year and a half and not a single day goes by when I don't miss the hell out of it.

[AL-dseo]

Love Hanoi. Was there for 48 hours and the city was so busy, so special and so fun.

[notsureiL]

My uncle visited Hanoi a couple of times he fell in love in the country, Vietnamese people and the capital I want to visit Vietnam so bad.

[abc]

Welcome to Vietnam, no matter where you are from.. Vietnam is beautiful enough to enchant your heart...

[AnhH]

I dined at KOTO (know one teach one) before. It is a great restaurant-NGO who pick up homeless kids from the streets and teach them restaurant service skills + English. The food is great and you feel like you are doing a good thing by simply eating! Wish there are more businesses like this.

[LiLiNguyen]

Thank you for making such a good video about Hanoi and about Vietnam. I am vietnamese and i agree that there are some bad things in Vietnam especialy the traffic jam but i think our Hanoi is really beautiful and it's a good place to everybody from all around the world come to visit. Welcome to Vietnam!

[xmsxms]

i visited hanoi, people, food, scenery... everything was great. from south korea)

[damansarasopicha]

I love Hanoi from indonesia
nhiều đẹp tôi yêu Hanoi

[miriamjoy]

A great country well worth a visit particularly Hoi An and Halong bay...superb

[PFCNo]

We will treat you with all our heart. Welcome to Vietnam

[NDT]

I lived in this city for a long time before moving back to Saigon. And as a Hanoi lover, I can say this is Hanoi for tourist, not how us local sees the city. Not much of "real Hanoi" in this video I'm afraid.

[squamish]

They didn't show one of the biggest attractions in Hanoi, the Sofitale Legend Metropole Hanoi, a five-star hotel built by the French in the colonial style in 1901. But that was probably too cliched and too well-known.

The Vietnamese had an ambiguous relationship to French colonial architecture for a long time. On the one hand, it was a symbol of colonial oppression. On the other, the French were gone and they were just buildings, and fancy ones at that. Many were left empty or used for random purposes for a long time, but eventually the Vietnamese were like, "Fine, these buildings are nice and tourists want to see them, let's renovate them and invite people to come." The Metropole Hanoi is a successful product of this shift in attitudes and an opulent one at that.

[daling]

I'm so excited I'm going this October!!!

[tonynguyen]

Vietnam is a very beautiful and peaceful country. The Vietnamese are friendly to everyone, even towards Americans or Koreans, or even the Chinese :D

[mickeypang]

Starbucks can't compare to Cong Caphe in terms of quality (Coconut cacao smoothie is top notch too), plus you don't have to brand yourself a chump, paying for overpriced coffee for over roasted droppings.
When in Hanoi of course you are going to have fun in the Old Quarter and the East of West Lake (Tay Ho) but also take an afternoon and get lost in the Van Chuong neighbourhood (between the Turtle (scholar) "museum" and the train station) and explore the fascinating streets (đường/ngõ/phố) & alleyways (hẻm) where you witness daily vibrance & authenticity of a culture that is for life. After the sun sets, walk half a km south to a long market alley called Ngõ Chợ Khâm Thiên and don't get offended as people honk behind or to the side of you, it's a gesture saying "hey I'm here behind you coming up so don't be surprised".

[AnhH]

This is not Hanoi. The filmmaker just cherry-picked fancy restaurants with vietnamese who speak english well for his convenience. No real cultural sites here. one-leg pagoda, the ho hoang kiem, the old quarters? It is in every guidebook. hanoi was fun when i was there for a few weeks, but i got to say, i miss SAPA and other cities more. vietnam is beautiful if you are lucky enough to get out of the cities.

[famousamos]

Will Vietnamese people be friendly towards me? (I'm Korean)

[GenF]

Never thought I’d consider visiting but I’m open to it lol. I’m from NY btw.

[KarltasticTV]

Hanoi IS changing fast, I think it's time for a new video ;))

[hanafime]

stronger people, hardworkerr people
love vietnam from Indonesia 👍