‘Street Life Hanoi’ discovers capital from new perspective

Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI – The historic city of Hà Nội with its unique features dating from French colonial rule and food culture will be explored from a new perspective in the CNN show Street Life Hanoi to be aired on the channel tomorrow. The programme will include the following content: The Old Quarter: One of the most unique ways to observe Hà Nội is sitting in a motorcycle sidecar, roaming every corner of the city. CNN meets up with Steve Christensen, a US graphic designer who has been living in Hà Nội for over 20 years but now as taken up a secondary job of providing tours around the city. CNN joins Steve on 30 old streets that are named after crafts which were once practised there and explores his favourite ones. Tạ Hiện Street Beer drinking culture appeared in Hà Nội in 1890 with the city’s first beer company. CNN meets Hà Nội local Tấn and Aussie expat Brett whose love for beer has seen them form one on the most popular beer tours in the city. Together, they teach locals and visitors about Hà Nội’s famous cold brew, bia hơi. Chả Cá Street Next, the programme samples Chả Cá, an iconic Vietnamese fish dish which also has an entire street named after it. Travelling along Chả Cá Street, the programme tastes some food at the city’s oldest restaurant, Chả Cá Lã Vọng. Hoàng Hoa Thám Street CNN goes on to Hoàng Hoa Thám, a tree-lined street named after… [Read full story]