Lenin Garden @ Hanoi [Vietnam]

Are you aware that Singapore has over 400 parks? Knowing Singaporeans; it's not a favorite pastime for locals to check out the parks given our hot and humid weather.

However, this specific, normal looking park at Hanoi is different and all because there was a statue of a man known worldwide, especially among the countries under the communist regime. 

Vladimir Lenin; founder of the Russian Communist Party and better known as the Father of Russian Revolution that toppled the century-old monarchy. As a student of secondary school history, I touched the Russian history briefly, and he was no stranger to me! 

This statue was actually a gift from Russia in 1982; a 5.2-meter bronze statue on a 2.7-meter marble platform, we actually chanced upon the quiet park which was previously known as Chi Lang Flower Garden and renamed as Lenin Garden in 2003.

Maybe because it was a Friday, the parade was quite empty and it didn't help that the area wasn't near any commercial districts, even though it was opposite the Vietnam Military History Museum and walking distance to the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long and Temple Of Literature.

A few skateboarders though, and a family playing soccer. 

Iconic flag tower from the Vietnam Military History Museum. Quite a number of tourists there but they don't really cross the road to check out the Lenin Garden.

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Click here for my Week-Long Itinerary to Hanoi - City of Lakes @ Vietnam