Hanoi has it all, rich and poor, alleys, museum, free museum

Alleys lead to rooms at the back. The rental is still very high in this area.

Crowded and crammed with goodies, the shops in the lighter brighter state of the art museums such as the Ethnology Museum and the History Museum - old times section with shop.

Motorbikes for rent, motorbike tours. 

We went to Halong Bay and spent one night on the superb cruise ship, Stella of the Seas - ideal for a honeymoon.

The city has several backpacker hostels in the old town. Boutique hotels at moderate prices including breakfast. 

Or grand hotels. If money is not object, a lake view hotel, or a skyscraper hotel. Or the Apricot, where we bought a pot of tea and a macaroon at tea-time. We sat in splendour watching others enjoy their three-tier cake stand tea.

What's Free?

The police museum. 

Author, Angela Lansbury.