Hanoi

Here are a few pics from Hanoi. I’m trying to get as many uploaded as I can – my memory card is full.

The first couple give a small indication of the craziness of the traffic in Hanoi. It’s just bedlam. Just after the first was taken, there was a small accident and the traffic started to back up. Instead of waiting, some people just came hurtling down the footpath.

The third pic shows guys playing a game that’s similar to badminton except using feet. They were able to get their feet higher than the net to smash the shuttle-cock. Extremely impressive.

The last one is outside Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum. Uncle Ho, as he’s affectionately known, was the North Vietnamese leader during the war with the US and is THE man in Vietnam – hence the mausoleum. Went in to have a butchers – he’s looking good for a man that’s been dead since 1969! He gets sent to Moscow every November to get touched up.