Since we last wrote, we spent another busy day touring Hanoi and didn’t have much down time. Saw a selection of temples and went to Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum but couldn’t se his body as it’s currently away in Russia for ‘restoration’. Had a look at the presidential palace and braved some more hairy roads. When we fancy a quick break, we’ve found an interesting (different) pastime of pitching up in a road side bar, drinking a cold beer, and watching the amusing selection of things the locals manage to carry on a motorbike. So far we’ve seen a double mattress, five people (all on the same bike), a whole pig, about 100 chickens, and the entire contents of a pot and pan shop! You don’t see any vans or lorries at all. We also had
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