Saturday, January 22, 2011

Hanoi

Hanoi was a pretty crazy city when it comes to traffic. We rode a cyclo which is a bicycle with a cart in the front. We ride in the cart and a man pedals us around. It's very reminiscent of colonial days.
View of the traffic. Craziness.

This is where Ho Chi Minh's body is. He was embalmed and stuffed. You can see the body on certain days, but the dress code is very strict and you can't take pictures. Apparently, it's like a holy site for Vietnamese and they adore him as the liberator of Vietnam from its colonial past. This family is taking a family picture in front of the mausoleum that contains his body.
Inside one of the temples. The offerings are just set out like this and even though there are so many people walking around, no one takes the money.

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