Hanoi - Hoan Kiem Lake

Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi, from City View Cafe's rooftop terrace	Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi	The Huc (Rising Sun) Bridge, Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi	The Huc (Rising Sun) Bridge, 1885, Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi
The Huc (Rising Sun) Bridge, Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi	Martyrs' Monument, NE corner of Koan Kiem Lake	Gateway to The Huc Bridge and Ngoc Son Temple, Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi	Tiger, The Huc Bridge gate, Hanoi
Tiger, The Huc Bridge gate, Hanoi	Dragon, The Huc Bridge gate, Hanoi	Dragon, The Huc Bridge gate, Hanoi	The Huc Bridge gate leading to Jade Mountain Temple, Hanoi
The Huc Bridge gate leading to Jade Mountain Temple, Hanoi	Vietnamese souvenir dolls, Hanoi	Dan on the Rising Sun Bridge, Hanoi	View from The Hoc Bridge
Gate to Ngoc Son (Jade Mountain) Temple, Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi	Gate to Ngoc Son Temple, Hanoi	Mythical beast, gate to Ngoc Son Temple, Hanoi	Turtle with Emperor Le Loi's magic sword
Gate to Ngoc Son Temple, Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi	The Huc (Rising Sun) Bridge, 1885, Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi	Mangrove, Ngoc Son Temple island, Hoan Kiem Lake	Den Ngoc Son - Jade Mountain Temple, Hanoi
Ngoc Son Temple, Hanoi	Prior to French colonization, the Vietnamese used Chinese characters for writing	Ngoc Son Temple, Hanoi	Jade Mountain Temple, Hanoi
Ngoc Son Temple is dedicated to Van Xuong (scholar), Tran Hung Dao (general) and La To (physician)	Ngoc Son Temple, Hanoi	Den Ngoc Son - Jade Mountain Temple, Hanoi	Den Ngoc Son, Hanoi
Offerings including stacks of fake US $100 bills	General Tran Hung Dao, victor over the Mongols in 1288	Incense sticks, Ngoc Son Temple, Hanoi	Burnt offerings to the ancestors - a (fake) US$100 bill
Cam Lua - No Fire (the temple is made of wood)	250kg Giant tortise found in Hoan Kiem Lake in 1968 on display next to Ngoc Son Temple	Scupture on the eastern shore of Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi	Hoam Kiem Lake with the island of the Jade Moutain Temple
Odd tree along Hoan Kiem Lake	Park on the shores of Hoan Kiem Lake	Tortoise Island - Hoam Kiem Lake (Lake of the Restored Sword)	Vietnamese Emperor Ly Thai To (974-1028) established the capital in Hanoi
Emperor Ly Thai To, Hanoi	Pho Trang Thi, along the south end of Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi	South end of Hoan Liem Lake, Hanoi	Intersection of Pho Le Thai To and Pho Trang Thi, Hanoi
Thap Rua (Tortoise Tower) Hoan Kiem Lake (Lake of the Restored Sword) Hanoi	Thap Rua (Tortoise Tower) Hoan Kiem Lake (Lake of the Restored Sword) Hanoi	Main Post Office - Býu ðiện Hà Nội	Main Post Office, Hanoi
Hapro Cafe, Pho Le Thai To, SW corner of lake	Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi	Thap Rua (Tortoise Tower) Hoan Kiem Lake (Lake of the Restored Sword)	Hanoi - People's Council and People's Committee, Hoan Kiem Lake
Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi, Lake of the Restored Sword	Dan Ngoc Son - Jade Mountain Temple, Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi	Cat statue at the Le Thai To monument, Hanoi	View of Hoan Kiem Lake and the island of Ngoc Son Temple from City View Cafe, Hanoi
View of Hoan Kiem Lake and the island of Ngoc Son Temple from City View Cafe, Hanoi	Hoan Kiem Lake at night from City View Cafe	Hanoi Jan17 007.jpg	Hanoi Jan17 008.jpg
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