Hanoi - The French quarter
August 7th 2016 The French quarter borders lake Hoan kiem to the south east and is an altogether quieter and more sophisticated part of the city with wide, tree-lined boulevards, and flash hotels and eateries and shops to keep the rich from getting bored. It has none of the hustle and bustle and vibrancy of the narrow streets of the Old Quarter. The grandest of the hotels looks to be the Hotel Metropole, built in
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