This is the Huc Bridge to the Ngoc Son Temple. Hanoi was built around the Hoan Kiem Lake.
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This is the Thap Rua, or tortoise tower, in the middle of the Hoan Kiem Lake.
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The busy streets of the Old Quarter.
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We went to see a water puppet show. Eleven puppeteers stand behind a screen and make various puppets dance with long poles under the dark water.
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This is Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum. He is a hero to the Vietnamese people, for them the visit is almost like a religious experience. For me it was more strange to see his embalmed body..
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"Uncle Ho's" statue at his nearby museum.
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Jeff gets a cheap haircut as we wait for our next stop to open..
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..the Hanoi Hilton! This is the prison where downed US fighter pilots were held as POWs. John McCain was a prisoner here.
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Well he isn't drinking and driving, but..
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