Vietnam Museum of Ethnology Hanoi

It was a welcomed change to fly to Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam, as opposed to taking another multiple hour bus ride to this city in the north. Within two hours, we had arrived and were on a shuttle to the city center. Reality quickly struck again as we loaded in to a mini shuttle bus (the size or a large van back home) along with fifteen …

Today, we spent the day touring some sights in the city of Hanoi. We left our hotel at 8:00am and started our day at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Museum. Once we got to the Mausoleum, the regulations were very strict, no hats, no talking, no walking too fast or too slow, there were guards armed with bayonet guns all around the Mausoleum and the …

Up and breakfasted with a mob of French Tourists this morning, then we were picked up by Minh and for a treat we were taken to see Ho Chi Minh lying in State. Waited in a long queue with some delightful middle-aged Germans, who were most engaging and entertaining for about 30 mins. We go into the Mausoleum chamber where Chairman Ho is lying in …

Today we woke up at around 7 AM. We got ready then left with our guide to go on a city tour for the day in Hanoi. Our first stop was at the Ho Chih Minh Mausoleum. Ho Chih Minh is the man that liberated Vietnam from the French in the war. He is highly respected in Vietnam, and is an amazing inspirational man. At the Mausoleum, we learned about him …

Friday 20^th

Up at 8am to have breakfast, traditionally that means Pho Bo which is a clear soup with beef, veg and noodles, we had bread, fruit and pancakes instead…Pho Bo will have to wait. We have booked a guided tour with the Hanoi Kids at 9am, this is an organisation of students that give free tours around Hanoi in …

On our last day in Hanoi Bec and I went exploring, heading for the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum that we had failed to see earlier on in Hanoi... once again we showed our rubbish timing, arriving 2 minutes into the 3 hour lunch break. His body is not there, being in Russia for repair, but the Mausoleum was very impressive anyway. There were guards all over …

Good morning Kuala Lumpur!
Wow, its early morning and I don't see any sunshine. Get up at 3am, shower and breaky with a cup of tea has been done, now I'm on my way to catch the next flight. I suppose to go by Bus but its 03.40am and I'm afraid that the bus will not available so I decided to go by taxi. Right at 04.45am I arrived at the airport …

Today was another busy day, I kind of got my sleep in, 6.45am is a sleep in for us here!

We kind of planned a quiet day but it turned out quite busy.

We started at the Hoa Lo Prison. Not all of it is left but they have done a good job of restoring a small part of it and turning it into a museum. It was easy to find our way around …

DAY THREE (1/5/13)— Hanoi

We join our band of eight for breakfast in the hotel and plan the day's itinerary. Many items are considered and abandoned for a variety of reasons. We consider a day trip to the ancient capital – 8 hours and too long having just traveled 30+ hours. We consider a trip to a village that is famous for …

... with long hair.  Pagodas are run by bald monks.  One sight that I think gets easily overlooked is the Museum of Ethnology.  Inside were several exhibits of the dress and housing used by several of the ethnic hill tribe peoples. My tour ...

... Hilton by American guests during the war. Doesnt open until 1.30pm though. Memorial House also closed. Get taxi to much heralded Museum of Ethnology but it is also closed for Tet. Get taxi to drop us back off in town at the famous Water Puppet Theatre. ...

... sign language. There is a museum of the history of Ho Chi Minh, his Presidential Place and gardens. Our last stop was the "Vietnam Museum of Ethnology" which has a very good collection of art and works by the many ethic groups the make-up the ...

... our favourite city in SE Asia so far. We had a couple of history lessons; the first at the excellent Museum of Ethnology which describes the country's diversity, comprising 54 ethnic groups. The recent history is detailed in Ho Chi Minh's museum, an ...

... fillet pho, but if you're feeling brave you can go for the tripe.  Finally we went to the Museum of Ethnology, a fine collection that succeeds in illuminating the minority cultures of Vietnam.  There are loads of artifacts and several ...

... thousands of motor bikes. Ok for him, he probably couldnt see past Cath and I. The next day we were off to the Museum of Ethnology, highly recommended by the lonly planet. Hmmm interesting in a kind of good for you kind of way... You know you should be ...

... this which says a lot about Vietnam.               Checked out the museum of ethnology in the morning, hiring a motorcycle taxi to do so. Im not a big museum fan by any means, but for anyone ...

... mong people of Vietnam, a little homework was in order. Roughly 8 kilometres away from the Hoan Kiem District is the Museum of Ethnology. All past and present hill tribe people are documented in great detail, including the Black and Flower h'mong we ...

... only occasionally wondering if we'd make it to our destination! We hired the guys for the pm and headed to the Museum of Ethnology. Very interesting, but lots of noticeboard reading and after 45mins, I couldn't take in another fact about the various ...

Bus to the Museum of Ethnology. --Reed trap for doves --A case containing ritual specialists' sacred objects, torqued deer antler, boar tusk, bear claw, polished smooth stone and a crown made of herbs and twigs. --Gongs so large they could easily ...