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A maze of narrow streets, many of which are named after guilds, each identified with a particular trade, some of which are still carried on today.

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Typical Old Quarter parking arrangements - it's often impossible to walk along the pavement.
Typical Old Quarter parking arrangements - it's often...
Food for the people... and for the cat
Food for the people... and for the cat
An engraver at work in the street of memorials
An engraver at work in the street of memorials
The Memorial House
The Memorial House
[ Memorial House ]
These women sometimes carry 60 kg of produce on one shoulder.
These women sometimes carry 60 kg of produce on one...
A little prince
A little prince
Don't let anyone tell you Hanoi is quieter than Ho Chi Minh City!
Don't let anyone tell you Hanoi is quieter than Ho...
A door crossing the same junction
A door crossing the same junction
An impressive display of meat
An impressive display of meat
Bach Ma Temple
Bach Ma Temple
French colonial style architecture... with modifications
French colonial style architecture... with modifications
Nice doors
Nice doors
Flower seller's bike
Flower seller's bike
Cua O Quan Chuong, the Old East Gate - what's left of the city walls
Cua O Quan Chuong, the Old East Gate - what's left of...
Typical scene with star fruit for sale
Typical scene with star fruit for sale
Well, it was coming up to Christmas
Well, it was coming up to Christmas
Spot welding in the street of blacksmiths - enough to give a Health & Safety Inspector a conniption fit
Spot welding in the street of blacksmiths - enough to...
Gates for sale
Gates for sale
Another blacksmith
Another blacksmith
Truly vintage transport
Truly vintage transport
A classic French colonial style corner
A classic French colonial style corner
Another street - and more motorbikes!
Another street - and more motorbikes!

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