Hanoi is the capital city of Vietnam, and is renowned for its own different charms. People come to Hanoi for various reasons, and stay and fall in love with the city for many other more reasons. In Hanoi there exists a perfect harmony between the old and the young, the ancient and the modern. You can find old quarters coexist beautifully with contemporary buildings. You can find people dressing up in the latest styles, using the latest gadgets, following the latest trends; yet, they proudly uphold the core traditional values and practices of a Hanoian. All the more, the city is famous for its wide variety of specialties – which can please all kinds of taste buds – as much as it is for its large number of lakes, and its maze of interconnected alleys.