Tranquility, Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi

A quiet spot in a big city.

It is the most famous city lake in Hanoi, Hoan Kiem Lake, and it offers peace too. Even if the rest of the area is bustling with activity in the evening.

The city lake of Hanoi is one of my favorite spots in Southeast Asia, particular in the evening when people are using it as a social arena. Both by locals and visitors. It is a place to meet, greet, eat and drink, and to read, quietly observe or seeking inner peace. The park and the lake is big enough even for rather peaceful activities.

The area around the lake is already used for morning classes and individuals doing Tai Chi.

And now meditating people is adding to their numbers mornings and evening.

The concept of meditating in public spots has been on the rise the later years, according to local media.

https://e.vnexpress.net/news/life/trend/vietnamese-take-increasingly-to-navel-gazing-4201820.html

Hogan Kiem Lake is a must visit in the center of classic Hanoi, the capital of modern Viet Nam. Both day and evening.


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Getting a memory for life at Tháp Hòa Phong, four favourable winds tower

Hoa Phong Tower, Tháp Hòa Phong, at the southeast end of Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi is where you spot current bridal fashion in Viet Nam.
The ladies here are already engaged, of course. But it is a happy spot flourishing with photographers, their assistants, equipment, and some very happy looking ladies in bridal costumes.
And some grooms-to-be, waiting to get ordered around by all the others.
They probably need this general rehearsal in preparation for their new life. directions.
Favourable winds for life ahead
The tower is the only remains of the Bao An pagoda-complex situated on this spot. This was in the historical centre of Old Hanoi.
Hoa Phong means 4-season favourable winds, the tower having four gates looking in four directions. No wonder this is considered a fortunate spot to start a marriage.

https://vietnamnet.vn/en/the-ruins-of-ancient-hoa-phong-tower-on-the-shore-of-hoan-kiem-lake-E176426.html

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Rammen op scheepswrak Corrie leidt tot zeer aanstekelijke ritmes. Die hielden mij in 1986 een zomer lang aan de dansvloer gekluisterd. Na al die jaren staat #Moneyman van het Rotterdamse #Kiem nog steeds overeind. Lees mijn stukkie voor het fijne weblog #OndergewaardeerdeLiedjes:
https://ondergewaardeerdeliedjes.nl/2022/12/15/kiem-moneyman/