Hanoi’s autumn makes people’s hearts flutter with the streets full of fallen yellow leaves, with chilly weather and a hint of drizzle. Come back to Hanoi in autumn and change into new clothes, more romantic, more dreamy and also more gentle.
The chilly winds at the beginning of the season make the already bustling atmosphere suddenly become lighter and more peaceful. By mid-autumn, Hanoi will occasionally “gift” you with light drizzle. It is no coincidence that autumn in Hanoi makes people so passionate. The streets are lined with flying yellow leaves, the sweet scent of milk flowers throughout the streets and the simple gifts make people love and miss the scenery of the Capital even more when the seasons change.
One of the specialties of Hanoi’s autumn is the streets lined with flying yellow leaves. On a cold morning in the capital, put on a thin sweater and get in the car and turn onto Hoang Dieu and Phan Dinh Phung streets, you will feel all the romantic and peaceful beauty of this city. The whole road is shaded by trees, covered with yellow leaves. Occasionally you will see girls dressed in white ao dai capturing autumn moments under trees covered with yellow leaves.
Hanoi’s autumn is also characterized by the passionate scent of milk flowers. When autumn hits the streets, it’s also the time when the smell of milk flowers wafts through the streets, making many people sob. Traveling to Hanoi in October, you will see images of white flowers, forming into small bunches, creating a white sky. Just one flower tree blooms and the whole street corner “radiates” a passionate scent.
When talking about autumn specialties in Hanoi, you cannot ignore green rice. This is a special gift that heaven and earth give to the land of Trang An every autumn. The flexible, fragrant green rice grains are wrapped in lotus leaves and young straw is used to tie the outside. Enjoying Hanoi green rice properly is to use all 5 fingers to pick up a little bit and then put it in your mouth. Chew slowly to feel the sweet, fragrant taste of young rice mixed with the scent of lotus leaves.
Hanoi’s autumn is gentle, romantic and has become a source of inspiration for many artists. The capital signals autumn with cool weather, streets covered with yellow leaves and the faint scent of milk flowers. Traveling to Hanoi in the fall, you will feel all the romantic and dreamy beauty of this city.
