Sunday, January 26, 2014

VIETNAM-PLACES

HANOI

 Ho Chi Mihn Mausoleum
 Temple of Literature







 Hao Lo Prison, established during the French occupation to imprison Vietnamese insurgents. Later became the "Hanoi Hilton", prison for American pilots who were shot down over Hanoi during the Vietnam War



 Beautiful architecture in Hanoi

 White Lotus restaurant, Hanoi
 Halong Bay
 Hoi An, near Danang




 Rice field near Danang
 Vietnam War American airplane hangars in Danang
 Mountain range between Danang and Hue
 Fishing village on the way to Hue
 Lunch on arrival in Hue

 The Citadel, built in 1804 by the Vietnamese emperor

 Cyclo ride through Hue, unforgettable experience
 Boat ride on the Perfume River in Hue
 Hilltop Pagoda, Hue
 Buddhist nun orphanage, Hue
 Lunch at historian's home, Hue
 Best bus stop we have ever been to, on the way to the Mekong Delta
 Suspension bridge over the Mekong River
 Catholic school and church on the banks of the Mekong
 City market in Can Tho on the banks of the Mekong


Boat ride down a tributary of the Mekong


 Snake rice wine = aphrodisiac
 Rice paper wrappers being dried
 Saigon (Ho Chi Mihn City) Notre Dame Cathedral

 Old Presidential Palace, Saigon


 Museum of Art, Saigon
 Cu Chi, well known tunnels built by the Vietnamese insurgency during the French occupation, expanded and made more sophisticated by the Vietcong during the Vietnam War. They became a huge headache and mortal grounds for US forces.

Saigon City Hall