A Vietnamese hat vendor passes a Santa Claus display outside of a Hanoi hotel.

一名越南帽子小贩经过河内旅馆外的圣诞老人装饰。

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Sofitel Plaza Hanoi is as well the only hotel boasting the best panoramic views of West Lake, Truc Bach Lake and the Red River viewed from its 317 rooms and Club Lounge.

河内索菲特广场酒店的317间客房与俱乐部休息室坐览最绚丽的西湖，特鲁茨巴赫湖和红河全景。

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For the same money in Hanoi visitors can can pay for a four-star hotel, cab fare, cocktails, dinner for two and still have enough change to call Sweden and gloat.

在河内，花这样一顿晚饭的钱，游客都可以住在4星级酒店，乘上计程车，喝着鸡尾酒，吃上两顿晚饭，甚至还能省下足够的钱打电话去瑞典，嘲笑在那旅游的朋友们。

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Getting Bangkok under my belt would have given me the opportunity to take a shore excursion to Ayutthaya, the ancient Thai capital and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, when we were in Bangkok, and the chance to knock Hanoi (and the Colonial-era Metropole Hotel) off my bucket list.

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