Movenpick Hanoi

... to view Ho Chi Minh's actual preserved body (no photos here) and then take a tour of the two houses in which he resided in Hanoi from 1954 - 1969.  In the same grounds, we were able to visit the One Pillar pagoda.  This pagoda was build in 1049 ...

... was done. We arrived back at the lodge for lunch and climbed back into the bus for the long and hairy scary 3 1/2 ride back to Hanoi. We are retiring early tonight because we have a 4.00am pickup for a 6.10am flight to Hue in the morning and Rachael says ...

We start the day  with a lecture from a fascinating woman. Nguyen Njie Ly (?) represents a generation probably the same as my own and has seen the birth of her country as a young woman; the first woman to be sent from  her new country to the ...

... the perimeter, each with its own specialties (one for rolls, one for soups and noodles, one for desserts, etc...).  A VNese Movenpick of sorts.  Great service for authentic food, this little pig will go to bed happy if insomniac.  All for ...

... in Cambodia. We have a number of short items on the itinerary today before we head to the airport for our evening flight to Hanoi. First stop, Sra Srang elementary school. This is a small school in a small village area outside of Siem Reap. It reminds me ...

... some locals replanting the rice and some bullocks ploughing the fields.   We arrived late afternoon at the Movenpick Hotel where we had a Swiss smorgasbord dinner complete with cheese and chocolate fondue. Another tiring but wonderful day. ...