A 6 month valid passport and a visa are required of all foreigners visiting Vietnam. Most visitors to Vietnam need a visa to enter the country. Visas are exempted for the citizens of the countries, which have signed a bilateral or unilateral visa exemption agreement with Vietnam; tourist visa may be valid for 30 days to 90 days and maybe extended after your arrival in Vietnam.
Hanoi is one of the few major destinations in Southeast Asia that has four full seasons. While it rarely snows, winters can be cold and miserable from December to February. The best time to visit is spring - around April to June - and Autumn, which is best around October and November.
Hanoi is pedestrian-friendly. Numerous parks and lakes, wide, uncluttered sidewalks in the French Quarter, and narrow twisting alleys of the Old Quarter beg for a stroll. We get out every chance we get!
The restaurants listed below have been selected, as far as possible, for their excellent food, ambiance, and location.
Hanoi has little in the way of high-end shopping, but there are many small shops selling local crafts and manufactured items. The "Old Quarter", also known as "36 Old Streets", is a good place to explore as well as shop. The "36 Streets" name for the district comes from the thirteenth century, when Hanoi's 36 guilds each had their own street. This is why, if you translate the street names of this area, you get "Silk Street", "Silver Street" and so on. You can't rely on the old guild separations any more, but you can still find plenty of silk, silver, lacquer and other crafts in the Old Quarter.
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