![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/01-hoan-kiem-lake-1038x576.jpg "Hoan Kiem Lake")
After a (slightly shaky, but comfortable) night train ride, I arrived in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. Before exploring Halong Bay, I spent one day in the city.
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/01-hoan-kiem-lake-150x150.jpg "Hoan Kiem Lake")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/02-ngoc-son-temple-150x150.jpg "Ngoc Son Temple")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/03-tube-house-150x150.jpg "Tube house")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/04-st-joseph-cathedral-150x150.jpg "St Joseph's Cathedral")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/05-temple-of-literature-150x150.jpg "Temple of Literature")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/06-temple-of-literature-150x150.jpg "Temple of Literature")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/07-temple-of-literature-150x150.jpg "Temple of Literature")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/08-ho-chi-minh-mausoleum-150x150.jpg "Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum")
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/09-one-pillar-pagoda-150x150.jpg "One Pillar Pagoda")
This blog entry is an abridged version of the original entry in German.