Phan ThiThanh Tam, wife of President Vo Van Thuong, and Liza Araneta Marcos, wife of Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr., take a stroll around Hanoi's Old Quarter on Tuesday.
The Phillipines couple are taking part in a state visit to Vietnam on Monday to Tuesday.
The two ladies visit a flower market and pick out peach blossom branches on Hang Luoc Street.
The Hang Luoc flower market is a traditional market that is held only once a year for Tet. The market spans the four streets of Hang Luoc, Hang Ma, Hang Khoai and Hang Ruoi.
Marcos, in her traditional terno outfit of the Philippines, listens to introductions about the spring flowers being sold on Hang Luoc.
The two ladies visit another Tet market on Phung Hung Street. Several locals were present to greet them.
Marcos holds in her hands a painting of a dragon, the zodiac animal of the coming Lunar New Year, at a shop on Phung Hung.
The two ladies were also given calligraphy as their visit to the Old Quarter ended.
Liza Marcos, full name Marie Louise Araneta Marcos, is a lawyer and scholar who has taught at several universities in the Philippines. She was a key strategist in Marcos Jr.'s campaign for presidency, and plays a key role on the political stage of the Philippines.
