Happy birthday uncle Ho!
May 20th 2006 What would have come to my mind if someone had mentioned Vietnam before my arrival in Hanoi? The war, conical hats, Communism, and maybe Robin Williams shouting "Good Morning, Vietnam" in the rather bad film of the same name. Perhaps this provided me with the right frame of mind to truly come to appreciate this place: few expectations...
We arrived in Vietnam on Wednesday after flying from Kual
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