First, of all, I forgot to mention that some of the conference presentations were not allowed by the Vietnemese government. Which I thought was kind of important to mention. There's very little evidence of communist regime here, but I guess there's that. And supposedly if you try to take a photo of an army guy you're in BIG trouble. And, my bartender just told me that in Hanoi, they are really strict about closing bars and clubs at midnight. And that no matter who you vote for, the communist party wins. So there you go... Sounds a little familiar... But anyway, more importantly, here I am in Halong Bay. And was not able to go to monkey island -- NOT because of the government but b/c they no longer let tourists go there to protect the
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