Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum – Trums Travels

I took the above photo out of the vehicle window, I really wanted to know the story behind this. I’m sure that dog can’t be too comfortable.

So 28 February last year, we flew to Hanoi, Vietnam from Vientiane, about a 45 minute flight.

To start the day, we went to Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum and walked the grounds. We had to wait in a huge lineup go walk past his Ho Chi Minh’s body. No photos were allowed inside the building. So sorry but no “dead” body pics today.

Presidential Palace
Mausoleum
The square
Lake by the home where he lived for a few years

We also signed up for a Foodie Tour which was pretty awesome. We went upstairs at a little restaurant and we had BBQ pork soup, then off to get a Banh Mi sandwich, next was fried pancakes with beef inside which we had to roll in rice paper with lettuce and sauce. Next was ice cream on sticky rice, I do not enjoy sticky rice but the bakd coconut ice cream was pretty good. Off to a coffee shop where they showed us how they make Egg coffee. I did not care for the Egg Coffee but our guide went and brought us back beer which I did care for !

Nope probably not eating this
Lots of food
Walking down an alley, I do love photographing alleys
Banh Mi sandwich shop
Sitting on tiny chairs and eating Banh Mi sandwiches
Egg Coffee

Last but not least that day, we went to a Water Puppet theatre and watched a puppet show, it was really cute. Below the water puppet photos are some random photos I took while walking around the city. I should mention the streets are dangerous from traffic and motorcycles, you have to be quick to get off or across the roads !

Musicians are on either side and then the people use the water to do their puppetry, is that a word?
Main Entrance to the Water Puppet Theatre
Puppets !
End of the performance
Street scenes
These guys kept escaping their little bowls and taking off
Must be hard to push that around all day
Night time in Hanoi
Street scenes
Street scenes