ANCIENT,ROMANTIC,PEACEFUL AND POETIC SCENES. Escaping from the crowded and noisy areas of a reconstructed City.You can see right in the center of the Capital many ancient French style villas that were ruined by time,but in some ways they still reminded their glory images...Many small streets and narrow paths with the shading trees and the leaves easily changed up to the season,from baring to full-green and turning fall color...Also right in the center of Hanoi,there are old houses to houses,located in a not so big area with their not so-long streets and many small paths that once upon a time very famous with 36 trading streets.Now they almost appear the same as they were. There are also many lakes in Hanoi,but HOAN KIEM (Returning the sword)lake is the most famous one,may be of its location or because of its legendary of a sacred turtle kept the king's sword and fade away,or somewhere by the lake there are some famous historical and cultural spots...This is really a place that people shouldn't miss when coming to Hanoi.Sitting by the lake with friends,lover or alone ,one can be annoyed by shoe-shine boys or post-card sellers...but one can't deny that when the day light gradually meets the night time,with the cool breezes wave upon face and in front of eyes,the silence of a late afternoon reflected on the face of the lake while life is going on with people moving far distance,at least one deserves a very peaceful moment for oneself and may he or she realize that life is so wonderful that wanting to share these romancing moment. Let one's heart in Hanoi with its ancient,romantic,peaceful and poetic scenes.Ones will love her and misses her when leaves her.