Now back to the Shelley and Erik tour schedule of
Hanoi. We started with the Temple of
Literature, which was established by the Ly Dynasty in 1070. Think of it as the Chinese super university
for higher learning based on Confucius.
Saying how much we liked Hanoi, we see a random goat in the street!?
Tower at the War Museum, we were able to walk up it
Shelley, the new Lenin. She would make a great leader here
Traffic is not too bad today, but we still have to scan the traffic
Shelley wanted a pic with me and this vessel...okay, I say
Taking a break in the Temple of Literature by a cool banzai tree
Next, at the Military History Museum we were able to climb
in an old US jet plane, read more communist propaganda, and climb a very tall
flag tower (Erik had to squeeze and bend in some pretty interesting ways). Unfortunately, the museum was in poor physical
condition with very little facts/information.
Continuing our tour, we reached the big and beautiful Ho Chi
Minh Mausoleum and the One Pillar Pagoda.
Snack time--it was time to cool off and have a popsicle! The woman at the cart said she wouldn’t take
our slightly torn bill, so Erik told her we won’t buy any and started to walk
away. She quickly changed her mind and
both of our tummies were thankful for it.
Outside the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum
Shelley doing her best to imitate the One Pillar Pagoda
Dinner was quite tasty at the Blue Butterfly that proved to
be our most expensive meal yet at $10.
Our night ended with a traditional water puppet show at the Thang Long
Theater which was really interesting. I
pushed Erik to go and think even he enjoyed this evening.
Water puppet theater. The whole front in full of 2.5 feet of water
Puppets in action...Awesome
If you could only smell this market. Yes, Shelley is holding her breath
Another pic of the creepy fully covered woman on a scooter in stifling heat. I don't get it!
Traditional way of carrying goods here in Vietnam. If she saw us taking a pic, she would demand money.
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