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Hanoi Old Quarter Night Photography

Hanoi Old Quarter Night Photography

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Hanoi Old Quarter at night is a collection of travel photographs taken during my trip to Hanoi in May 2010. All pictures were taken using my little Nikon D60 DSLR camera with an 18-105mm lens.

I must admit that the Old Quarter is one of the fascinating places of Vietnam worth exploring on foot as there is so much to see and do there.

Hanoi Old Quarter Night photography
As night photography is quite challenging, I did not bring my tripod on this trip, so I made do with anything I could use as support in taking these pictures.

To sum it up, I had a field day snapping photographs and here is a picture post of the Old Quarter in Hanoi at night. And I used my trusty Nikon D60 for this, as I prefer to travel light.

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 One of the buildings at a cross junction.

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 Taken from City View in Hanoi’s town centre.

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 Walking along the Old Quarter in Hanoi.

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One of the alleys at the Old Quarter.

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 KFC Building at Old Quarter, Hanoi.

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 Traffic from all directions at night.

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 Shop at Old Quarter selling masks.

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 A favourite of mine is an old lady selling fruits.

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 Get yourself weighed and measured by the roadside.

During my Hanoi trip, I stayed at the Impressive Hotel at Old Quarter, one of the most exciting boutique hotels I have experienced in my hotel stays.

Read my article to find out more about this hotel. You can also find more of my Hanoi and Halong Bay articles below;

Conclusion
If you plan to visit Vietnam or Hanoi, make sure you have some extra time to explore the Old Quarter of town during the day and at night as it is so different. 


One night would not be enough, so I recommend you spend at least two nights fully exploring Hanoi at night.
If you love travel photography, this is one of the places where you would have a great time testing your skills with some Hanoi Old Quarter night photography.

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Caz Makepeace

Hanoi is one of my favorite cities. I loved getting up early and riding around the streets on my bicycle or spending time at the lake watching the Vietnamese do their morning Tai Chi

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Malaysia Asia

Caz, thanks. Unfortunately I did not have the pleasure of cycling but I did catch them doing the Tai Chi at the lake. Really nice sight.

David

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Ayngelina

Amazing photos, I was so tempted to take very similar ones but I had just been robbed in Saigon and while I immediately bought a new Canon 40D, I didn't want to lose it!

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Migrationology

I just came back from Hanoi a few days ago and caught some of these exact same sights. Exploring Old Quarter is an entertainment overload!

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Malaysia Asia

Thanks Migrationology, it is a lovely place if you have time to just sit and observe life passing by there. I hope to re-visit Hanoi next year, especially for the coffee.

David

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Martin

We loved staying in this area, there are many hotels and restaurants to pick from. We walked most of the time exploring the area, with some of the best places to eat and drink. The Green Tangerine has the best steak my husband has ever had. International Beer Corner was a highlight for us – sitting on little stools on the sidewalks – or in the street – drinking Tiger beer with hundreds of people sitting or walking by us. An incredible experience. We always felt safe walking…once we got used to the traffic! The traffic was something we could sit at a sidewalk cafe and watch for hours – orchestrated chaos. The people of Hanoi were wonderful to us, we were there off and on for a month and didn't get bored.

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