Went to see the Ho chi minh Mausoleum today. It was very creepy to see an actual mummified person. I actually thought he was going to come to live and break throgh the glass coffin. The whole thing was very grand and I thought that it was good for them to celebrate one person who had done so much for the country. However Brett thought it was against the idea of communism, because it stressed the individual rather than the whole country. But whatever ya know. Bre...

We spent today just exploring Hanoi. Originally we planned to go the Lao Embassy but go there too late- so it'll have to wait till next week. We took a cab to Ho Chi Mihn's Morselieum . Alas it's only open in the morning and the museum is closed on Friday. So more stuff to do when we get back to Halong Bay. It'll fill in the time waiting for the Lao visa anyway! The outside of the building is really cool and I was very impressed at how the guards kept their...

Erm, today was alright. just went to the airport and stuff and got a plane to Hanoi arriving at 4. Its really cool. Bustling as anything! IMagine a motorway busy with lots of cars... Have you imagined it? Then imagine that motorway turning into a little road all the cars gone replaced by motorbikes and scooters. It is insane. We couldn't cross the road at all. The first time we did Brett almost got run over, the wheel of the scooter just an inch away! To pract...