Hanoi has 4 seasons: Spring – Summer – Autumn – Winter, each carrying its own unique scent and color, sometimes dreamy, sometimes brilliant, sometimes contemplative. And at the time of transition from spring to summer, when April arrives, is when the land of thousand years of civilization becomes strangely gentle, slowly sowing unforgettable flutters in people's hearts!
Every April, Hanoi is strangely clear
No longer shivering like the sunlight in the chilly spring, nor too harsh like the sunlight of the sultry summer, April brings passionate rays of sun to dry out all the humidity left over from the late spring rains.
Passionate April sunshine intermingled in the leaf gaps
On these precious days of seasonal transition, walking along the streets of the capital, one will feel the overflowing vitality of nature and the scenery. The barringtonia trees that were just skinny and barren yesterday, in the blink of an eye, have sprouted green buds. The arrogant mahogany rows now take turns shedding leaves, covering the familiar street corner in yellow. How magical! Everything seems to become more beautiful, more sparkling in the drifting April weather.
Green trees put on a new outfit
Gentle and clear, the April seasonal transition song of Hanoi also makes people's hearts flutter with the pure white color of lily flowers. Amidst the hustle and bustle of the thriving city, somewhere in a street corner, an alley, lilies call the season and bring peace, silence, and gentleness on the rhythm of carrying poles, on the wheels turning round and round, round and round.

Pure lilies welcome April back
Perhaps the seasonal transition is not only seen by the eyes, heard by the ears, touched by the hands, but must be felt by the taste buds and by multidimensional memories and nostalgia.
The seasonal transition sows fluttering emotions in people's hearts
On a day of seasonal transition with light sun, and a breeze that is still a bit cold, there is no need to be elaborate or complicated; sitting at a familiar shop eating some snacks like 'banh khuc', 'banh gio', 'nem nuong', 'jasmine cake', or simply looking to buy traditional sweet and cool treats like 'banh xu xe', 'banh khao' or 'banh deo' from Bao Minh shop on Hang Than street to sip with some tea, watching the Capital stir and change its outfit is enough to make our hearts flutter before the clear beauty of the seasonal transition.
The April seasonal transition cannot lack these cool cakes and snacks...
April in Hanoi is not too flashy but indeed makes people overflow with emotions. For those who have set foot in this land, and have listened to April singing the song of the seasonal transition, they will perhaps never forget a Hanoi so clear and loving...!





