journal indo-china 2008

Indo-China 2008 Travel Journal

Morning
Hanoi Oct 08, 2008 Wed
03:00	Hanoi
08:42	Breakfast at Koto Restaurant
08:47	Koto restaurant This is a NGO restaurant helping street kids to gain job skill.
08:47	omelet - friends resturant made by the wonderful and friendly kids
08:49	omelet made by the wonderful and friendly kids
09:42	Ho Chi Minh Complex
09:45	Canadian embassy
09:47	ho chi minh mausoleum plaza
09:47	revolution street lights
09:51	ho chi minh tomb
09:51	vietnamese royal guards
09:51	royal guard of ho chi minh
09:52	bonsais along president palace
10:24	bamboo forest near Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
10:24	bamboo forest near ho chi minh mausoleum
10:29	presidential palace
10:30	presidential palace
10:35	French car for comrade ho
10:36	Russian car for Uncle Ho
10:36	house of uncle ho
10:39	buddha tree pre: roots of Buddha tree
10:42	ho chi minh house
10:42	bomb shelter
10:47	house of 69 It is not a sex position. Ho lived here during Vietnam war and when later he was old.
10:49	Buddha tree
10:52	palm tree on top two tree in one
10:54	root of palm
11:03	one pillar pagoda
11:06	one pillar pagoda
11:08	stairs of one pillar pagoda
11:09	lotus pond of one pillar pagoda
11:11	ho chi minh museum
11:16	comrade ho chi minh statue
11:20	ho chi camerman
11:23	night of new york
11:23	chi ming revolution
11:28	picasso art
11:29	strike for freedom
11:34	golden gong
Afternoon
12:00	Temple of Literature
12:15	entrance to temple of literature
12:16	hanoi temple of literature
12:20	turtles of exam candidates
12:24	false tree
12:34	chinese sky emperor
12:54	Laundry
13:14	Hoa Lo Prison It was a hell hole when the French Colonist used this as prison, but a country club when the Vietnamese Government used this as American POW camp according to the official agenda.
13:27	hanoi hilton - prison camp
13:35	ceramics from old village French turned this place into a prison
13:39	hanoi prisoners
13:44	communists prisoners
13:56	cup of tea
13:56	armless teacup
13:58	hanoi tower from prison
14:02	prison art
14:06	female prisoners
14:08	may chem - guillotines
14:13	prisoner sentenced to death
14:17	memorial for vietnamese during colonial times
14:34	John MacCain's flight suit
14:36	john maccain's flight suit
14:36	john mccain flight suit
14:54	maison centrale
15:07	woman's museum
15:11	woman's museum
15:30	walk
16:00	turtle tower
16:05	turtle tower
16:05	turtle tower
16:10	turtle tower balloons
16:16	Le thai to monument
16:19	Le thai to monument
16:33	St Joseph cathedral
16:34	st joseph cathedral
16:35	st joseph church
16:36	jesus in vietnam
16:39	st joseph cathedral praying hall
16:43	cathedral window
16:45	cathedral stained glass window
16:50	return hotel
17:10	motorbikes four million of these in a six million city
Night
18:15	water puppet show After Hanoi death ride
19:41	Dinner at Ladybird Restaurant The food is cheap, the seafood hotpot looks good. But I'm a veggie guy. The noodles were made from instant noodles.
20:17	ladybird restaurant
20:17	spring rolls of ladybird
20:21	stir fries of ladybird
21:10	memorial for vietnamese during colonial times
21:10	hanoi tower
21:39	beer corner
21:43	beer corner Vietnamese 3000 d a beer About 10 cents each. It is the cheapest beer in the world. It is cheap but shanty. The rich tourists should really drink the expensive beer.
22:48	return hotel
23:59	Victory Hotel

journal indo-china 2008

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