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Hanoi Train Street is one of the Vietnamese capital's most unusual sights. Trains pass incredibly close to homes and small cafés lining the tracks. What many visitors don't realize is that there are two sections to explore: the better-known one north of the railway station, near the Old Quarter, and another to the south, around Lê Duẩn Street.
Read the full recommendationHanoi Train Street, Hanoi, Vietnam
The roar gets closer. In a few seconds, the waiters fold the tables against the walls, the tourists press against the facades and the train crosses the alley a few tens of centimeters from us. Welcome to Train Street. It is here that we discover Hanoi for the first time, among the cafes set up along the rails and the cameras already ready to immortalize the…
