Cai Lan (Hanoi)
Cai Lan takes you time-traveling to Hanoi, home to more than 600 pagodas. Admire the famous One Pillar Pagoda and the Temple of Literature, remnants from a millennium ago. Revisit recent history in the Ho Chi Minh museum. And shop in the Old Quarter's "36 Streets," where medieval craft guilds once flourished and friendly merchants still thrive.
Shopping
In Hanoi, Hang Gai is the main shopping street where every variety of tourist item, from silk clothing to embroidered pictures to lacquerware to "antiques" (buyer beware) and ethnic handicrafts, can be found. Hang Gai is part of the 36-streets section of town north of Hoan Kiem Lake. It is on every tourist map, and any taxi driver can find it.
Currency
The local currency is the Vietnam dong (dohng).
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