Videos of Ha Noi at street level

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One of Ha Noi's biggest markets at noon

Allison takes a walk through a neighborhood downtown and visits the local market. This is part of our Out for a Walk series. Twenty-minute videos with no narration and ambient sounds. It's to give you an idea o…

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Hoan Kiem Lake in early morning

It's 5am and the Old Quarter is already humming with energy. This is a weekday. You need to get out in the morning before work. By noon, the temperature will close on 40 degrees (104F). The lake itself is the h…

Old Quarter in the early morning

Hanoi is up and running early. By 6am in the Old Quarter, the streets are already busy. And hot. It's 29C (84F) and will hit 38C (100.4F) by noon. And the humidity is north of 80%. The air feels like it is made…