Saturday, November 13, 2010

Ha Noi

Today we enjoyed a full-day tour of the amazing city of Ha Noi. As you can see from this photo, any tour of the city begins with a visit to Bac Ho (Uncle Ho), known to us by his most popular pseudonym Ho Chi Min. Called the Vietnamese "George Washington", he is revered as the father of modern Vietnam.




We toured his mausoleum, then visited the Presidential "Yellow House," finally arriving at his modest house where he lived by himself from 1954 until his death in 1969. Below is a photo of his bomb shelter, built to protect him from the punishing "gifts" delivered by the US Army's B-52 bombers. It was a fascinating day to be an American tourist in Ha Noi.