Today is the last day of the trip - as tomorrow I fly back to Bangkok. Hanoi is a city thats like no other ive ever been to. Its so busy here - apparently this city is the second most crowded in Asia - the streets are incredibly busy with market stalls and motos rushing around everywhere. This morning we visited the mausaleum of Ho Chi Minh. With a massive queue we entered the concrete building that contains the embalmed body of the man himself. Rather strange but it was so strict there - no whispering, walking in double-file and a few of us were told of by guards for having hands in pockets! Afterwards myself and the three Scottish guys went to see Ho Loa prison - aka the Hanoi Hilton Hotel. Very interesting place with a grim past when the French were in charge. We saw pictures of former US pilots who were inmates there during the war. The most notable of which was one John McCain. We also saw the relics of a B-52 shot down over Hanoi in 1972 at another war-related museum. Tonight I say goodbye to the rest of the guys on tour - a few will continue onto Laos.
Hue was an interesting visit - we spent less than two full days there. The first day included a moto tour of the surrounding countryside which included stopping off to see a pagoda, a rice museum and an arena where the emperor of Vietnam would watch an elephant fighting a lion - as you do. The second was spent seeing the royal tombs which were quite ornate.
Got to dash to see a bit more of Hanoi!
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