Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Hanoi

We flew from Vientiane, Laos on the morning of February 11th. We had heard some first-hand Laos Airlines horror stories (from an Air Canada pilot no less) for the older planes so we made sure we were on a new plane (Airbus) for our hour flight. The flight was fine and getting our visas-on-entry went well.

Of course the first thing you …

Well more like good evening Vietnam!!.....loads of hanging about in Vientiane airport, first they pushed the flight back, then they brought it forward!! Apparently Lao Airlines are notorious for this!!
2 hours later then normal, I arrived in Hanoi, but then had to wait in different queues to get my visa, then had to go through immigration, then …

Y partimos a Vietnam!...claro que la salida de China tuvo más de algún tropiezo....salimos de Guilin muy temprano, tipo 7am, hacia la estación de trenes. El hostel estaba cerrado y el nochero nos debió abrir la puerta...afortunadamente nuestros amigos taxistas no nos pusieron inconvenientes a la hora de hacerlos parar y llegamos al tren a la hora. …

I can't help but compare Hanoi with Ho Chi Minh City. When doing so Hanoi's superiority as a holiday destination becomes apparent. From the airport to the hotel to the street-scape and astonishing beauty I have fallen in love with Hanoi with certain re-visit in the coming few years.

There is so much character in this city. We had dinner at …

I finally get a second to update my blog. The Hotel has free internet which is really helpful and nice. I'm feeling a lot better now that I have had 12 hours of good sleep. Today we woke up and had breakfast again, this time I decided to have pancakes with bananas and chocolate, typical me. On the itinerary today we are going to visit the Ho Chi …

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Síðustu dagana í Nanning eyddum við á öðru hosteli en við byrjuðum að vera á, hostelið sem við fórum á, Nanning City hostel, var mun betra en það sem við höfðum verið á fyrst í Nanning. Þarna vorum við komin með einka baðherbergi, sjónvarp og við vitum ekki hvað. Hittum Markús frænda á nýja hostelinu. Gátum ekki fengi …

nach der erfahrung von meinem ersten abend mit der fast gestohlenen geldtasche traf ich letzten abend ein paar vorsichtsmassnahmen. die geldtasche und der dokumentenguertel blieben im hotel und ich steckte mir nur zwei 100.000er ein (also ca. 8 euro in summe) - einen in die hosentasche, den anderen in den schuh. diese glatten wasserfesten scheine …

We arrived in Hanoi at 5am, on a crisp, chilly Saturday morning. We walked up to find our hotel and then went off to find some breakfast. We had some pretty average eggs and bread, and decided not to pay the extra dollar for butter!

We wandered up to Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum, and after managing to decipher the over-complicated security …

Entry containing 36 photos titled: Buffalo, Hanoi, Temple Park, Park, First university, 1, 2, 3, Tam Coc

I've been here in Hanoi for what feels like ages, but it's only been a couple of days. IT IS BOILING HERE! It's the hottest country I've been to so far, between 35 and 40 every day.Thank god the dorm in the hostel has air con. The routine tends to be; get out of bed at 8ish, free breakfast of bread roll and coffee, go explore, come back at 12, nap …

... eating pho every chance I get. All the beef part noodle soup you could ever desire... First on our list was the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, where you can go view the actual body, put on display like a bizarre prized coin collection. The stern-faced ...

... . I felt less violent toward the world. We did a walking tour that took us to a few pagodas and by the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. It's an impressive structure with nicely landscaped gardens. It's also adjacent to the only street in the city that is closed ...

... I was still adjusting to this whole high humidity thing. The museum gave me my fill of propaganda for the day as the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum was closed today, probably due to a visit to Madame Tussauds. Near by was another few sights I quickly checked ...

... three provinces when they came to colonize 150 years ago. Later in the evening, five of us walked over to the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.  The huge courtyard outside, Ba Dinh Square, becomes a pedestrian walkway at night.  Many go there for an ...

... from France (starting in 1883), not very much is shown about the war with the USA. Yesterday we visited the "Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Complex" which had a very interesting feeling. In the tradition of Lenin, Stalin and Mao the final resting place for Ho ...

... often here too. It means, "No buy, thank you." I just don't have to say it as often. We wanted to visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum on Sunday but it closed at 10:15am so we missed it. Instead we decided to walk around the city and look for some ...

... in a couple of hours time. We meet a cyclo driver near the lake who agrees, after much deliberation, to take us to Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Temple of Literature, and over to Olywn's workplace in Hang Muiy for 45,000 Dong (GBP1.70). Uncle Ho's ...

... for Canada. Clearly there’s a reason we have such a good travel reputation. We started our day with a tour of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and a viewing of Uncle Ho. I’m not sure there is a good enough word for creepy to describe the ...

... on Hostelworld that turned out to be nice so we stayed there. Had a brief rest then went to see the city. Unfortunately, the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum was already closed (only open M-Th 8-11am) so we missed getting to see Uncle Ho. Got some breakfast then ...

... on their bikes, people zipping here and there on their scooters. Being Tourists On the pure touristy trail we visited the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, an attraction that was closed, for whatever reason, the last time I was here. Ho Chi Minh, lovingly ...