The Vietnam Diary, Hanoi

It's not every day that you get to see the inside of a temple, but we did it. We made our way to Ho Chi Minh City's Old Quarter.

I was amazed at how many temples there are in this city! There are so many different ones that it would be hard to choose what one you should go check out first!

“ This was a new day in Hanoi. I was excited to see what the city had to offer.”

Welcome to Hanoi!

We've arrived in the ancient and atmospheric city of Hanoi. It's a beautiful place, with a rich history that dates back over a thousand years.

The Old Quarter is full of colorful French colonial architecture, including the charming Notre Dame Cathedral, which is also known as the "Nuoc Mo" (fish sauce) Cathedral because it was built from materials that were used to preserve fish.

We decided to spend our first day exploring the temples around us. We started at Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum and went on to visit all three major temples in Hanoi: Ngo Monastery, Ba Dinh Pagoda, and Thien Mu Pagoda.