Museum of the Revolution Hanoi

After waking up a bit late i left the hotel and walked around the old quarter for a few hours then decided to go for some ice cream at Fannys Ice cream parlour just by the hoan kiem late which were recommended by my friends Samit and Binita.

There was so much to choose and i ended up going for the sushi looking ice cream with a nice ice …

... now.  But I studied the history of Vietnam in college and was kinda excited to see some of it in person.  There was a "Museum of the Revolution" next to the national history museum, and for a moment I thought about not going into it, after my ...

... body of Uncle Ho (Ho Chi Minh) in the mausaleum which was very bizarre! Other top highlights were the Museum of the Revolution - a complete propaganda machine against the Americans and French, riding around on a motorbike through the crazy streets and ...

... now full circle back by the hostel so decided to rest up for a bit. I was too tired to goto the History Museum, Museum of the Revolution, and Korea Friendship House behind the Opera House. Somehow the noodles for lunch had done something as my stomach ...

... John McCain's uniform is here). I made it out to the History Museum and then got only about half way done with the Museum of the Revolution (a little too much history today, even for me) before they closed. Somehow in this I lost my motorcycle driver and ...

... to have time to see it since it's only open for a few hours in the morning. Got back to finish up the Museum of the Revolution and then head out to the Museum of Ethnology which looks at all the different ethnic and cultural groups that make up Vietnam. ...