Travel in a developing city has always suggested a potential blend of mystery,
adventure and romance, three words not automatically associated with Hanoi in
the context of commercialization. Yet there’s also another unseen and hidden
Hanoi that will require you to be more adventurous than just following a group
of tourists or flipping through the Lonely Planet book of Vietnam. As a person
who tends to linger over the past, my guide is not about what to do or how to
spend one day in Hanoi. It is