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While the names of Hanoi's classic streets are colorful, unfortunately, they sometimes change every few blocks -- Bat Dan, Hang Bo, Hang Bac and Hang Mam are all the same exact street. This makes it tricky to get around, since you can be headed straight to your hotel and not even know it. To the south of the lake is the French Quarter, home to Central Hanoi's the best posh of hotels: the Sofitel Legend Metropole and the Hilton Hanoi Opera, as well as the Opera House itself. Here you'll also find some of Hanoi's ritziest restaurants -- the Club Opera and the Press Club, as the well as the Museum of History and the Revolution Museum. It's a good place for a visit even if you're not staying here -- it's much better laid-out, with broad, tree-lined boulevards and, compared to the rest of Hanoi, moderate street traffic. Come evening, the streets are relatively deserted. The western part of the city is home to West Lake, the Citadel, the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Complex and a
