A quieter Hanoi on the first day of Lunar New Year
05/02/2019
The Hanoitimes - On the first morning of the Tet, Lunar New Year, holiday, Hanoi was very quiet.
Trang Tien plaza, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi. Photo: Pham Hung
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Peach flowers blossom in a bright pink flourish for spring. And none of the usual crowded and noisy scenes of trade at Dong Xuan market. Most shops and restaurants were closed, their garage style doors shut and locked. Now there is room to walk on the sidewalks since they were no longer being used by motorbikes as a parking lot.
You can see a small number of Vietnamese people dressed up and heading off to family and friend’s houses, but you mostly see foreign tourists wandering the empty streets of Hanoi.
Hanoi was very quiet on the first day of Lunar New Year. Photo: Pham Hung
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O Quan Chuong street, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi. Photo: Pham Hung
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Peach flowers blossom in a bright pink flourish for spring. Photo: Pham Hung
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On the first day morning of Tet holiday (Lunar New Year), Hanoi’s noisy life has been replaced with tranquility. Photo: Pham Hung
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You can see a small number of Vietnamese people dressed up and heading off to family and friend’s houses, but mostly you see foreign tourists wandering the empty streets of Hanoi. Photo: Pham Hung
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Dong Xuan Market, Hoan Kiem district. Photo: Pham Hung
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You can also see a few people ride bicycles around Hoan Kiem Lake as they enjoy the early morning air. Photo: Pham Hung
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It’s nice to be in Hanoi during this time as it is amazing to see how Hanoi suddenly becomes very quitet and clean on the first day of Lunar New Year. Photo: Pham Hung
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Almost no one on the streets in the morning. Photo: Pham Hung
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