Long journey, but we made it! Not quite as busy as Jakarta but still a busy city. Street vendors around every corner. Being in the capital I would think prices would be cheaper but I guess it's the other way around. You can still find deals if you look in the right area. We stayed in the dorms the first night at a very popular backpackers. They have a nice tv area where we relaxed and watched a couple movies on some worn out couches. The next night we stayed across the way for the same price but we were able to have a private room. We were in and out of museums in the city since there wasn't much else to see unless you took a taxi a couple hours outside of town. At dinner a woman sat a nice small alcohol bag down and kept peering into it. I thought maybe she was excited to drink but turns out there was a small dog inside. We sit on what looks like child seats at all the restaurants. Our butts to our ankles. I bought some "Armani" and "Burberry" pants today. I think I've entered a new phase. I've been trying a lot of new foods. For breakfast I had this chicken flavored porridge. Sounds gross but it was very good on a cold day. We actually saw a KFC here, which is rare in a communist community.
The prison was interesting. Built by the French to hold about 400 prisoners during the indochina war, but would sometimes have nearly 2000 inmates at a time. Later it was used to house American soldiers during the Vietnam war.
The history of Vietnam museum was very.. anti-American. A lot of the pictures and headlines were out to make the US and its inhabitants not such a good place. A sense of animosity. Thus the reason we tel most people we are Canadien.
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