Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam and famous for its rich history and traditions. The people know it by different names and epithets such as “city of lakes”, “city of ancient architecture” and most popularly the “Paris of the east”. All these names have been rendered owing to the presence of ancient buildings from the days of French rule and the presence of more than two dozen lakes all over the city.  Hanoi is rich in tradition, as it is one of the oldest cities in the world as in the year 2010, the city marked the 1000 years of the establishment of the city.