Hanoi Day

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Geo: 21.0344, 105.847

We started the day by hiring a cab to take us to the History museum. It is a very good museum with English signage throughout. The museum is housed in two buildings. It is interesting to read the commentary about the Vietnam War from the Vietnamese perspective.

After seeing several museums throughout SE Asia one certainly begins to see the impact on cultures and the loss of lives while various countries try to enforce their views and will upon others.

On our walk we passed by the opera house and the stock exchange. This is the more prestigious part of town as exemplified by the high end shops.

In this area there is a very pretty lake with walkways around. A nice resting spot for the locals and visitors. By now it was time for the mid-day beer which we enjoyed sitting outside at a fifth floor restaurant.

We visited the small temple on the lake and then purchased our tickets to the water puppet show.

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