We first awoke at 02.00 (I have no idea why, because it would have been 19.00 in the UK). We woke again at 10.30, we had a very late breakfast and then we went out. Our first port of call was the old prison, it was proper interesting but very anti French and USA (it held US airmen shot down during the war). There was one exhibit with Michael Cains flying suit and his deployed parachute, he actually crashed so never deployed but I guess every piece of propaganda helps. Next we went to the war museum, which again was very anti-French, saying how inadequate the French were and promoting their greatness; in both places there was very little/no mention of Vietnam's mistakes. There was one exhibit which showed a French steel helmet in tatters with a caption saying how poor their kit was (we all agreed that they had actually just found one and shot it to pieces). Rob's fame travels far and wide (at least in Asian circles), he was asked for a photo with a random Korean girl which George and I found hilarious, Rob somehow didn't but obliged. We paid a combined total of £1.50 to visit them, tourist prices here are steep... The Literature Temple was next, charging 70p for entry, we felt we had already paid enough today so just boldly walked through the gates and weren't challenged. we then walked all the way back to our hotel a good 40 minutes. The reason for returning was because we were having a meal (on the house) with the other guests, we were told to be there at 18.30 by 19.00 only 4 people had turned up, by 19.30 everyone had arrived. It was a meal of noodles and spring rolls, because we hadn't had any lunch I was starving, I had about half a plate of noodles and 25 spring rolls, I still feel slightly hungry. We are now sitting in a coffee shop overlooking the lake making plans for Ha Long Bay.
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