A Day in Hanoi

We did our home schooling and packed up this morning and then met Scott and Hien for lunch at our new favourite restaurant. We had noodles with fresh herbs, peanuts, bean sprouts, beef and broth. It was great. They were great about helping us find our way to Hoi An via train and helped book the tickets for us. They were so helpful and friendly.

After lunch we walked through the old quarter a little and dodged mopeds while browsing in some of the shops and just enjoying the sites. We then made our way to Ho Chi Minh's house. He had a very simple way of living and dedicated his time to liberating the nation. I've got to read up on my Vietnam history I think.

The above photo was outside the palace. It was very beautiful, but Ho Chi Minh actually lived in a very simple house. It was built on stilts and so is called the House on Stilts. It was built in this style to honour the simple way of life that he was brought up in.

Now we are just about ready to head off to the train station. We are catching a night train to Hoi An. We hope Hoi An will be a little quieter and plan to stay there for about a week. We will now try to say our good byes to some of the Baha'is. I hope they are around for our last visit.

CM