Hapro Bốn Mùa

Make way for the Bon Mua cafe at the southwest corner of Hoan Kiem Lake where you can savor an aromatic, yet mellow cup of Vietnamese coffee. To linger over a coffee under the trees overlooking the lake in the early morning is to watch Hanoi awakening. Boys with footballs bounce by and old ladies in neat rows wave wooden swords in rhythm to a ghetto blaster. A man stretches his legs against one of the trees bordering the lake, a jogger lopes past, and an oldster moves gracefully through the poses of tai chi. It’s all over by half-past seven when offices open.