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Paying a visit to the Uncle at the mausoluem

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January 18th 2009
I had to see the ol' corpse of Ho Chi Minh while in the cesspool of Hanoi. There are many good reasons to pay the old stiff a visit: He was a great historic figure, you're an aspiring embalmer, you are hot for dead people, but the most interesting aspect is watching asian people in the city of Hanoi being respectful and quiet! It's quite a shock witnessing people actually lining up instead of push ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more