The cold air, accompanied by rain and strong winds, has swept into the North, leaving the center of Hanoi deserted. The Hoan Kiem Lake walking street is sparsely populated with locals and tourists on the morning of January 26.
Dinh Tien Hoang walking street next to Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi at 10am on the 27th of Tet is very deserted, in contrast to every Sunday morning when the weather is nice.
The starting points of Hang Bai (photo), Trang Tien, Dinh Tien Hoang streets... have fences erected to organize walking streets on the two weekends as usual, but there are no security forces on duty.
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Areas that are usually crowded such as Ly Thai To Park, Trang Tien Street, and a section of Hang Bai Street adjacent to Dinh Tien Hoang Street are as quiet as if it were the first morning of Tet.
According to Mr. Ba, a local resident, on the first morning of Tet in recent years, this area has been very crowded, due to the trend of feeling the atmosphere of the first day of the year, the number of people flocking to Hoan Kiem Lake is even more than the days before Tet.
At 9am, there are occasional strong gusts of wind that make passersby stagger.
Young students go in small groups to walk around Hoan Kiem Lake to feel the atmosphere of the days before Tet.
People going to the market in the old quarter also felt much colder. Just yesterday, the weather in Hanoi was still warm, above 22 degrees Celsius, and many people were wearing short-sleeved shirts.
A woman got off a motorbike taxi and had to ask the driver to help her remove her helmet because her thick, cumbersome clothing made it difficult to maneuver.
A few families strolled around Hoan Kiem Lake to let their children enjoy the early spring.
Mr. Thanh An and his wife, Ms. Tu Anh, from a district on the outskirts of Hanoi, went to Hoan Kiem Lake for a walk to feel the Tet atmosphere.
Two Chinese tourists dragged their suitcases from the hotel through the walking street in the rain to the car parking area on Hai Ba Trung street.
The West Lake area is also unusually deserted this morning. There are not as many people doing morning exercises as usual.
On Thanh Nien Street, ornamental plants are transported back and forth busily from Nghi Tam and Yen Phu streets towards the Thuy Khue - Quan Thanh intersection.
The flea markets on some old streets sell old coriander leaves on the last day of the year.
University (according to Vietnamnet)