The noise is incessant in Hanoi...the 100s of thousands of motor scooters continuously beep their horn..same with every other vehicle. People are pouring into Hanoi to celebrate TET and the area around our hotel is noisy. I'm up at 5 AM and attend Catholic mass at St. Joseph's Cathedral..I didn't understand a word that was said except AMEN...
After breakfast I went to see the infamous prison, the Hanoi Hilton also known as the Hoa Lo prison where the French housed, tortured and put to death 1,00s of Vietnamese and also known by the French name "Maison Centrale". The French really did some atrocious practices to the Vietnamese.I got lost but finally found my way after an hour. The attached pictures show the prison with VN prisoners and pictures of US pilots including John McCain....based on my memory, the claims made in the pictures distort the facts.
Head back to the hotel for a quick break...see some street photos..
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