Today we bid farewell to Hanoi and to Vietnam but before we did, we got another couple of hours to wander round Hanoi. Tony and I had decided to go and visit the "Hanoi Hilton" (Hoa Lo Prison, nicknamed as such by the American POWs who were imprisoned there during the American (Vietnam) War. Don tagged along and we had a most informative, if disturbing, morning, as we toured what is also known as the Maison Centrale, where the French, in turn, had gaoled Vietnamese political dissidents during their occupation.
When we got back to the hotel, no one had a particular interest in lunch, so Chris, Don, Tony and I headed off again, to see what we could see. When we thought we might eat again in Pho 24, Don said he wanted some "authentic" food and so we wandered down an alley where we had the most delicious (if not the most hygenic) meal of our trip. Yes, that is a lady on a motor bike driving between the "chef" and Chris - adds a new dimension to the idea of dining al fresco.
Before we got back to the hotel, Don wanted a shave and we found our street barber, who kindly provided the service. This was my last photo in Vietnam.
We boarded the Vietnam Airlines flight VN783 at 5.00pm reluctantly, but with a host of memories and stories to tell (and photos to show!).
We boarded the Vietnam Airlines flight VN783 at 5.00pm reluctantly, but with a host of memories and stories to tell (and photos to show!).
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