45 Km from center of Hanoi to the west, Son Tay citadel is belong to territory of two ancient village Thuan Nghe and Mai trai, Son Tay district. Son Tay citadel was built under Nguyen dynasty by Minh Mang king in 1822, 19 century. This is the only one citadel has a special architecture: the wall was built by laterite, four gates were built by ancient brick. Son Tay citadel were a important military base to protect Thang Long capital (Hanoi now).

For the culinary, Duong Lam ancient village has many specialties that are very delicious and nutritious. One of them is “Thit quay don” (the Roasted pork with the stick). This specialty of Duong Lam is not only famous for its distinct taste but also by means of sophisticated and unique processing. Each 1 kg bacon needs 6 hours or more to make a delicious “Roasted pork with the stick” that attracts any diner.

Mid Autumn Festival is took place on the full moon day of August in Lunar calendar. This is the most beautiful moment of the moon in the year when it is perfectly round and bright. This is also the time that the farmers finish their harvest, therefore they hold the Mid Autumn festival to admire the beauty of the moon and relax after the hard days of harvest.

Traveling is the time to relax, also the time to discover the new things at the destination that we visit, but with somebody travel is the time for taking beautiful images. Nowadays, photography tours are become more and more popular. This article is some tips for a successful photography tour.

Ba Vi Mountain is located Ba Vi district, Hanoi. The Mountain has 3 peaks: King peak with 1296 meter height, Tan Vien peak with 1227 meter height, and Ngoc Hoa peak with 1131 meter height. The Ho Chi Minh temple is located in the highest peak of Ba Vi mountain: King peak.

Duong Lam ancient village is about 50 km from center of Hanoi where still conserve cultural value of Vietnamese ancient village. Visiting Duong Lam, tourists are not only have chance to visit the laterite ancient houses but also enjoy the delicious local dishes.

Vietnam has two centers of tourism are Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Each of them has an international airport is Noi Bai airport (Hanoi) and Tan Son Nhat airport (Ho Chi Minh City). You can choose one of them to become the first arrival destination. Depending on the time that you have for your trip you will decide to visit how many destinations and how long you stay there. If you choose Hanoi to visit firs, the itinerary is Hanoi, Hue - Da Nang - Hoi An in the central and Ho Chi Minh in the south. If you choose Ho Chi Minh for your first destination, the main itinerary is Ho Chi Minh City, Hue – Da Nang – Hoi An, and the last one is Hanoi.

Vietnam has two centers of tourism are Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Each of them has an international airport is Noi Bai airport (Hanoi) and Tan Son Nhat airport (Ho Chi Minh City). You can choose one of them to become the first arrival destination. Depending on the time that you have for your trip you will decide to visit how many destinations and how long you stay there. If you choose Hanoi to visit firs, the itinerary is Hanoi, Hue - Da Nang - Hoi An in the central and Ho Chi Minh in the south. If you choose Ho Chi Minh for your first destination, the main itinerary is Ho Chi Minh City, Hue – Da Nang – Hoi An, and the last one is Hanoi.

Hanoi is a thousand years of civilization capital with a glorious history, not only is known for landscapes but for the culinary with many delicious dishes that be loved by many diners. If you have a chance to visit Hanoi even once you should enjoy 6 dishes below.

Hoan Kiem Lake is named by the King Le Loi - The first king of Late Le Dynasty in Vietnam. The name means "Lake of the Returned Sword" alluding to the legend that Le Loi King received a magic sword and became the winner in the war with the Ming invader (Chinese now), after the war he returned the sword for a golden turtle at this lake.