Hanoi Crown Hotel

... from these methods, or from illness or disease that prisoners usually died; there was little to no medical care provided. In a whole room to itself there was also a guillotine on display, perfectly and rather disturbingly preserved. During the Vietnam war Americans held at the prison ironically nicknamed it the "Hanoi Hilton." Intriguingly, I thought, all of the Vietnam War exhibits insist on the fact that the Vietnamese were honourable, kind and lenient to the Americans, yet ...

... it to him on the table, hidden under her hand. Without looking down he takes it from her and slides it under my papers. He then says a few more things and hands me a paper to write out what amounts to a release of my wrongdoing and that I wont come back to the police or the other guy with any other claims and has me sign off that my fine was 380,000 dong.

He keeps my passport copy (thank goodness I’d made a few extra copies this week) and takes us down to get ...

... of a Fighting Cock"" ??
"" Cock who lost in a Fight and some testicals..( Balls that is !!)
"" Snake-head inside out"" Velly Nice!! Day-Special... yeah right..!
"" Runny nose of Pig with semen......Sailor Special !!
No thanks, we rather eat something we can spell.!!! So after some debate with our " try-to-rip-you-off-waiter we ordered something that looked like spare-ribs...Well as it came, the fat was dripping of the plate. Probably from a "Pig who ...

... du masque qui va bien.

Eh oui, le vietnamien de Hanoi aime petarader et se faire entendre, a condition d'etre protege soi-meme des gaz qu'il fait subir aux autres. Alors il s'arme d'un joli masque en tissu type hopital couvrant la machoire et le nez avec des oreillettes sagement coincees derriere les oreilles.

Un casque rose? Un masque a fleurettes bleues.

Un casque Vuitton? Un masque imprime foulard.

Toute fantaisie est acceptee et autorisera la ...

... the greenish liquid into two glasses and over ice, inserted a straw and served it up. Alex wanted to immediately how I thought it compared. I wasn’t that crazy about it the night before and I believe it’s an acquired taste so I told him it was ok but I wasn’t impressed over all on the drink itself. He was cool with that answer. Honestly it is kind of refreshing but the taste has a grassy taste about it. Its good but its not – I can see myself loving them in ...

... they would go off into the trees for a sleep. Having said that there were a few around, but they were a feisty lot. 2 of them decided to chase me and I’m ashamed to say I ran away like a girl. Despite my embarrassment I justify my girly run due to the fact I didn’t have a rabies jab before I came away and I wasn’t about to take any chances. Lame I know but I’m sticking to it. So after a disappointing trip to Monkey Island it was back to Cat Ba Island for dinner and a ...

... be completely refunded their money. The tour guide was also fired for his handling of the situation by the owner. So for those of you that thought Cory and I were tough to deal with, we really aren't so bad!

After telling us the story, she invited us to a place that they had raved about, called Tamarind Cafe, at 10:00. We didn't commit to it, but after we left Cory and I decided that we were somewhat obligated. So we had some dinner and went back to the guest ...

... some food and went back to the hotel - still suffering from the entry into Nam. Following day we thought we'd better do some tourist stuff around Hanoi. We saw that the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum was only open from 7am - 11am and got there at 9.45am. Plenty of time right? We had to leave my bag and camera at the security desk, where we were rudely told to be back by 10am. This was before the security check, including metal detector, and the long walk across the grounds. Sacked this off ...

... wood for making a fire. Dave could do his Ray Mears thing after all. We checked it out, decided it was the best bet, and moved in. Although it had been raining it was still quite warm, but we don't carry a tent or mats so it was always going to be a bit of a 'make do'. We gathered up some kindling and nicked some bamboo and gingerly took one piece of wood from the other cave, thinking it must belong to someone and not wanting to be too forward. Next thing ...

... marble statues and various objects are produced but also a nice mountain easily to climb along the steps, stopping any ten minutes in order to visit temples and little gardens. Close to Marble Mountain, Da Nang, the third vietnamese city, a modern city with a lagoon inside which hundreds of wooden blue and red boats found refuge to the incombent tyfoon. The topic in Da Nang is the archeological museum. I spent inside more than two hours to admire all ...