Flower Displays around the lake for New Years

New Years Day in Hanoi, Shabbat in Hue

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January 4th 2009
Started out the day with a morning trip to Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum, a unique experience. There were a lot of people there, mostly Vietnamese. You snake through a long line with lots of stations; x-ray here, drop off your camera to retrieve later there, separate men and women, waiting lines, and finally into the building, no talking, no hands in pockets, to walk by Uncle Ho himself, lying there p ... read more

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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