Today was my day exploring the city of Hanoi properly. I started off with the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. I started queuing at 0850. The line was huge but I expected it to move quickly as when you're inside you're not allowed to stop so thought it would be a steady procession. It was not. I queued for 60 minutes to see a dead body for all of 30 seconds, which I'm sure is actually made of wax. I then walked to the Temple of Literature before heading to Pho 10 (a famous Pho place) for some brunch. Obviously, I had Pho. I have to say I'm not entirely sure I get the whole hype about it. It's pretty bland noodle soup with beef at the end of the day...
Next I went to the Vietnamese Women's museum. Someone in Thailand had told me that it's actually more interesting than it sounds, and it was to be fair. It was about the lives of Vietnamese women, including their roles in society and during the war. Basically it sucks to be a woman in Vietnam as they do more of the working/earning than the men, plus they have to cook, clean and look after the children. I don't know why women ever get married here!
After a long day of walking I found myself a nice bar to spend the afternoon. This is where I discovered fraudsters had accessed my account and my cards and online banking were disabled. Which is great timing given I'm in Asia with no access to my money! Good thing I'm well connected when it comes to fraud, so luckily it was sorted out fairly quickly. Just means I have to rely on the bank of dad for the rest of my trip. What else is new?!
Tonight I went to Minh's Family restaurant and had myself a BBQ. Nowhere near the standard I'm accustomed to at home but not many can rival my dads bbq'ing skills. I wasn't feeling too great today and can't seem to shift a headache I've had since yesterday so decided to take it easy tonight and save myself for salsa tomorrow.
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