Hanoi Train Street, Vietnam - BEST VIDEO EVER

2019 ж. 15 Қаз.
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I had the privilege of capturing the 7 pm train passing through this popular tourist site in #hanoi on my DSLR camera. When I loaded the video on the computer after returning back to the hotel, I was so thrilled with what I had captured. I had seen a lot of videos of this street before reaching #Vietnam, and hence I feel what I could capture is the BEST VIDEO EVER!
Latest Update (updated on 15 oct 2019) - As per latest media reports, the Vietnamese government is preventing tourists from entering the train street as the massive inflow of tourists to this area throws traffic out of control.
About Hanoi Train Street
Usually railways are isolated from houses in a sufficiently far distance in many countries. However, have you ever seen the row of houses and daily activities of local people happening surround the railroad? In Hanoi, Vietnam, you will have a chance to witness this strange thing that occurs every day. Hanoi Old Train Street has been popular for its ancient beauty and local culture.
Hanoi Train Street is a small street in the central Hanoi, where the train from North goes through. The train street is one of the most typically ancient features of Hanoi, attracting a lot of tourists in many recent years. Nowadays, more and more visitors consider Hanoi Train Street as one of the most ideal destinations in their Hanoi tours. A special thing of Hanoi old train street making tourists very curious and excited is that the street is so narrow that people feel affordable to touch the train if it goes through. Or even tourists can feel that two rows of houses on two sides are very close to each other and there is just a middle line for trains.
Hanoi's train street is one of the most popular selfie destinations in Hanoi. The foreign newspapers and magazines have also mentioned much about Hanoi train street and have considered it as a highlight of Hanoi. Each house in the train street is only about 15 to 25 meters square wide. In which all activities of the people take place around the train track, even on the train track. This is a particularly rare thing.
The Location of Hanoi Train Street
The Hanoi old train street is at 224 Le Duan Lane, Dong Da district, Hanoi. Especially, it is located in the middle part between Le Duan and Kham Thien Street in Hanoi Old Quarter. It is easy to find out this street because it is close to some tourist attractions. On Google maps - g.page/hanoi-street-train?share
You can experience a pretty thrilling feeling and take the stunning pictures in this strange train street. Moreover, you cannot take your eyes off as seeing how local people live and work there, which gives you a feeling of peaceful life in the local culture of Vietnamese people.
Around 3 p.m. and 7 p.m every day, a train hurtles through this track.
Drying clothes are carried inside, children ushered indoors, and bikes pulled to the side of the road just before the train speeds past, with a couple feet of clearance at most on each side. In some places the train is mere inches from the buildings.
The street's residents press tight to the walls or duck into nearby doorways with a startling nonchalance and go right back to walking across or sitting on the tracks as soon as the train has passed.
The railroad tracks take up nearly the entirety of the train street as it is being dubbed by the increasing trickle of tourists that come to glimpse the startling sight. The train passes the narrow road early in the route that connects Vietnam's capital to Ho Chi Minh city in the south.

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  • A tradition in itself. The train came first, answer to your question 😎🇺🇲🇵🇭

    @ramondelosreyes3056@ramondelosreyes3056 Жыл бұрын
    • Haha... Good one! 👍

      @partha_s_banerjee@partha_s_banerjee Жыл бұрын
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