Good Morning Vietnam!

We are now in Hanoi. Here is our hotel.

Our tour, of course, starts with breakfast.

I of course had a bit of both. Delicious!

Then a briefing on what to expect over the next few days.

As we got on the bus we met our guide. Rose.

Here is her assistant guide.

A local family having breakfast.

Here is our first stop.

The people were getting the place ready for us.

The main gate is world renowned. It is even on the currency. It is the symbol of Hanoi.

Then we saw dancers celebrating the new years.

The we went to the back of the temple to see the statue of Confucius.

Then we found a banyon tree.

We measured it against one of the crew.

Finally in the courtyard there was a game of human chess.

From there we made another stop. Here is the Presidential palace.

Then the statute dedicated to John McCain. He landed on this lake before being captured.

Here is Ho Chi Minh’s grave.

Another beautiful pagoda.

Here is the flag of Vietnam. You will note the five points of the star. They stand for farmers, merchants, doctors, soldiers and workers.

While in the bus we saw the world famous train street. When the train goes by everyone stands up to let’s it pass.

Then it was on to the famous Hanoi Hilton. The prison where American POWs were kept during the Vietnam war.

Then we went on an electric car tour of Hanoi. My first issue was this is what was blocking my view in the car.

Here are some pics from our trip.

Then we took a walk through the French quarter and old quarter.

Then we went to our evening entertainment. The Vietnamese water puppet show.

As we were leaving the three boys with vests took a snap.

Here is our theme.

I had to use the water closet. Love the sign.

After the show we went to dinner. Burgers and beer.

They were great. A short walk home and early to bed. Big day coming up. Until then have a good night.