May arrived with sun rays lighting every corner of the streets, purple lagerstroemia blossoming, and cicadas breaking the quiet space. Hanoi again enters a new summer.

Hanoians protect themselves when travelling in the hot weather of the early summer.

Ba Dinh Square in the early summer sun.

Dien Bien Phu street shaded with green trees.

Pham Dinh Phung street coated in a new green cover.

Blossoming flowers sooth the hot air on the streets.

A shady corner covered with purple blossoms.

Travelling by bus is chosen by many people in the hot summer.

Foreigners relax in the shade beside Hoan Kiem Lake.

Completing the final stages in order to open the Trinh Cong Son walking street, the second pedestrian space in Hanoi.

Sunset on West Lake.

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