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Vietnam Spring 2017

  Hanoi   Hue   Nha Trang   Saigon

Hanoi

Lenin in Hanoi

Lenin in Hanoi

Hanoi Flag Tower (1812)

Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial

Ngoc Som Temple

Ngoc Som Temple

An unexpected meeting with an old friend.

Motorcycle Hordes

Ly Thai To: Annam's First Emperor

Bach Ma "White Horse" Temple (18th c)

Museum of Vietnamese Revolution

Museum of Vietnamese Revolution

Hierarchy of Oppressors

Ho Chi Minh, declaring independence in 1945

Guillotine from Hoa Lo Prison("Hanoi Hilton")

Hoa Lo Prison aka "Hanoi Hilton"

Hoa Lo Prison, aka "Hanoi Hilton"

Captured US Pilot's Uniform

Prison Memorial

McCain's visit in 2000

Military Museum

MiG 21

T-54B Tank

Odd Memorial

T-54B which led thrust into Saigon's Presidential Palace in 1975

Captured US Chinook-47

Armed Forces poster (2007?)

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

Tail of the long queue to the Mausoleum

President's Palace

Ho Chi Minh's Office (in small bungalow) Note Marx & Lenin

Temple of Literature

Temple of Literature

Markers commemorating great scholars

Vietnam National Museum of History

Vietnam National Museum of History

Ancient Bronze Drum (5th-1st C BC)

Ancient Bronze Drum (5th-1st C BC)

Royal Seal (1709)

Royal Seal (1827)

Various ancient bronze drums

Hanoi to Hue

96 miles South of Hanoi

130 Miles South of Hanoi

158 miles NW of Hue

A very, very crowded train

Hue

Hue Citael

Ceremonial (?) Canon

Dragon in protective booth Do not try this at home.

Thien Mu Pagoda

Tu Duc Tomb (~1850)

The tomb itself

Hue to Nha Trang

39 miles SE of Hue

40 miles SE of Hu

42 miles SE of Hu

Fields and graves, 56 miles SE of Hue

56 miles SE of Hue

146 miles SE of Hue

135 miles North of Nha Trang

Nha Trang

Victory Monument

Long Son Pagoda

Ponagar Cham Towers

81 miles SW of Nha Trang

Saigon

Old Post Office

Reunification Palace (old Pres. Palace)

Presidential Palace Bunker

The Motorcycle Hordes

Motorcycle Hordes (2)

War Remnants Museum

National History Museum

8th-9th c AD bronze Buddha

Ho Chi Minh Campaign Museum

The People's Heroes

Jade Emperor Pagoda (Yawn)

Jade Emperor Pagoda

Ho Chi Minh

People's Committee Building

Hanoi Opera House (interior)

Bitexco Financial Tower

View from Bitexco Tower

Cu Chi Tunnels

My esteemed guide, Fong

The disappearing soldier

Disappearing and reappearing Scotsman

"It's a trap!"   A decoy tunnel entrance

AK47, carefully restrained for tourist use

Down into a longish tunnel section

It's good to be back out!

Mekong Delta Tour

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