Line leading up to the entrance

Visiting the body

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April 4th 2009
Going to see Uncle Ho's preserved body was probably one of the creepiest things I've done in a long time. I guess I went out of macabre curiosity and a sort of side-show interest, which I realize is not the most respectful of attitudes, but I can assure you that I had second thoughts about the whole thing once I got there. Ho Chi Minh was born in 1890 and led the Viet Minh Independence movem ... 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