Translation of flywheel in German

All sorts of people were sitting in the restaurant, locals as well as foreigners. One could see that the city had some modern places too and that it was not the Vietnam we had imagined.
There are many lakes situated throughout the center. The entire atmosphere here was more relaxed. Our first spot was the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum. In addition there was a small Pagoda nearby.
Thanks a lot for the correction, they are very helpful and so are you in general. As I mentioned earlier I need more practice to write entire sentences in French and it takes a lot of time.