PHOTOS BY SASHA AREFIEVA
this park is modest in size but a nice place for a stroll and a sitdown. It has a lake, a hill and well-maintained paths, which wind around a large variety of trees and plants. There’s also a small play area for kids. Located at 3 Hoang Hoa Tham, Ba Dinh, Hanoi
Thong Nhat Park Reunification Park is one of the biggest in the city, and contains Bay Mau Lake as well as a restaurant (Nha Hang Gio Moi). There aren’t many other facilities on-site, so the park is more popular for exercising and chilling out, rather than playtime. Located between Le Duan, Tran Nhan Tong and Dai Co Viet, with entrances on all sides
Nghia Do Park A great place to take the family, the park contains a well-equipped playground as well as Nghia Tan Lake. Expect it to be busy on weekends, and beware of how hot the artificial ground in the playground gets on the hottest days. Located at 64 Nguyen Van Huyen, Cau Giay, Hanoi
Mua Ha Park Summer Park is one of four adjacent parks named for the seasons in the EcoPark complex. Between them there are lakes, children’s play areas and large swathes of grass for chilling out or kicking a ball around. Gets busy at weekends. Watch
out for the smelly gifts left behind by rich people’s dogs. Located at Rung Co, inside EcoPark, Xuan Quan, Hung Yen
Google It Other parks worth looking into include Thu Le Park (Ba Dinh), Cau Giay Park (Cau Giay) and Gia Lam Park (Long Bien). For more swimming pool options, check out Thai Ha Swimming Pool, La Thanh Swimming Pool, Khan Quang Do Swimming Pool as well as the full-size swimming pool in My Dinh. — Edward Dalton
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