Vietnam — Thủy Tạ, 1-6 Lê Thái Tổ, Hoàn Kiếm, Thành Phố Hà Nội, Hanoi, Vietnam

Time for a coffee

September 2015

After exploring the market near Hồ Hoàn Kiếm (Hoan Kiem Lake) and watching the people exercise around the lake, I decided to walk back to my hotel for breakfast.

On the way back, I saw a coffee shop on the corner — Thủy Tạ, 1-6 Lê Thái Tổ, Hoàn Kiếm, Thành Phố Hà Nội — and decided to stop for a break. It was a great place to stop and watch the world go by. It gave great views across the road towards the lake.

The place served an excellent latte and also offered free Wi-Fi.

The place also made me think about the history of Vietnam because it had a French feel. Of course, this was unsurprising as I was in the old French Quarter of Hanoi.

Photo by Author — coffee at Thủy Tạ, 1-6 Lê Thái Tổ, Hoàn Kiếm, Thành Phố Hà Nội, Hanoi, Vietnam
Photo by Author — coffee at Thủy Tạ, 1-6 Lê Thái Tổ, Hoàn Kiếm, Thành Phố Hà Nội, Hanoi, Vietnam

See, doesn’t it look French?

Photo by Author — coffee at Thủy Tạ, 1-6 Lê Thái Tổ, Hoàn Kiếm, Thành Phố Hà Nội, Hanoi, Vietnam
Photo by Author — coffee at Thủy Tạ, 1-6 Lê Thái Tổ, Hoàn Kiếm, Thành Phố Hà Nội, Hanoi, Vietnam

The coffee shop was a nice little find and an excellent place to sit for half an hour and watch Hanoi go by.

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