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With 25 spacious and well-furnished rooms, Blue Paradise Hotel Hanoi 2 offers you much more than...
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Hanoi
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Hanoi has shaken off its hostile attitude to travellers to become one of the most beguiling cities in Southeast Asia. It's slow-paced and pleasant, with a lovely landscape of lakes, shaded boulevards, verdant public parks and French-colonial architecture.
Nestled in a corner of the Old Quarter, the small Bach Ma Temple is the oldest in the city. Built by King Ly Thai To to honour a white horse that guided him to the site to construct his city walls, the pagoda includes a statue of the legendary horse, as well as a beautiful red-lacquered funeral palanquin. Donations are very welcome.
© 2005 Lonely Planet Publications
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