From Hué, we went to Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, and first to the center of the government, Ho Chi Minh‘s mausoleum and thereabouts…
More about Ho Chi Minh, and some of the many school groups visiting at the same time…
Ho Chi Minh did not want to live in the presidential palace, and had a more humble house built nearby. Here it is, etc…
Perhaps some Buddhist advice about how to live? The eightfold path unpacked? More of many shrines, etc…
More officialdom of downtown Hanoi, etc. Note the cute kids who were filmed running into the arms of their parents (teachers?)…
My new favorite place in Hanoi (after the lake): the Museum of Literature – a shrine to learning – which includes a tribute to the great Confucius. I bought a scroll from one of the calligraphers – “Perspicacious” as I aspire to be always…
More of the Temple of Literature…
Back on the streets of Hanoi.
Train Street! And the cathedral, etc…
On the way to Halong Bay we stopped at a place that makes art out of recycled materials (lots of scooter tires)…!
I was sick, so did not attend the various activities, climbing, kayaking, and caving – and Halong Bay seemed dirtier and more overrun from 10 years ago…
On the way back to Hanoi, we stopped at a tourist factory featuring embroidery done by disabled Vietnamese…
Here’s a last batch of pix taken by other fellow travelers on our tour…
Next…?