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West Lake
The West Lake loop is another day. Do not return to Old Quarter shopping.
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West Lake / Tay Ho
Tran Quoc, lakeside cafés and Quang Ba flowers. Do not binge back in the Old Quarter.
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Tran Quoc Pagoda
The old lakeside pagoda. Start of the West Lake axis — not Beer Street.
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Quan Thanh Temple
Southeast corner of West Lake. Walkable with Tran Quoc — no night mausoleum slot.
Tay Ho promenade
Lakeside cafés and joggers. An evening axis.
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Xuan Dieu Road
North-shore restaurants. One meal, then stop.
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Tay Ho Pagoda
The peninsula pagoda. Busy on festival days — short stop.
Quang Ba flower market
Dawn wholesale flowers. The early slot of a West Lake day.
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Trinh Cong Son Street
East-shore café lane. Do not return to the Old Quarter.
West Lake east shore
Thanh Nien separates West Lake from the Hoan Kiem direction. Stay on the lake today.
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Nhat Tan Bridge view
Bridge view toward the airport road. Not a downtown shopping stop.
West Lake night cafés
Lakeside night cafés. Pick this or Beer Street as the night axis.
Ciputra edge
West edge residential. A pass-through, not a main sight.
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Hoang Hoa Tham
Southeast West Lake residential road.
Nguyen Dinh Chieu (Tay Ho)
North-lake lanes.
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To Ngoc Van
North-shore arts road.
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Nguyen Hoang Ton
Far west shore.
Quang Ba seafood dawn
Dawn seafood beside the flowers. Early, then stop.
Trinh Cong Son café meal
East-shore café as a light meal. Close the lake axis — not the Old Quarter.
Next stop
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A walk, or one metro/Grab leg. Do not double back.
Tran Quoc Pagoda
metro / bus · 18min
metro / Grab
metro or Grab to Tran Quoc Pagoda. One change, then stop and walk from the exit.
Quan Thanh Temple
metro / bus · 19min
metro / Grab
metro or Grab to Quan Thanh Temple. One change, then stop and walk from the exit.
Tay Ho promenade
Walk · 11min
Walk near Tay Ho
Walk from West Lake to Tay Ho promenade; finish this pocket — do not add the lake or mausoleum.