Tuesday, September 18
We arrived at 5.00 tomorrow from Sa Pa. When we arrived by taxi slept hotel staff, so we had to first have them awakened. There was a room available, which we all took hold. We were tired. Ruth and Tommy took one bed. Knud Erik and I took the other. Robert and Diem slept on the floor. We slept till 7.00, where we had breakfast. Robert and Diem was on. 8.00 am got Knud Erik and I a room, but was not cleaned, but we could get our luggage up. At 9.00 we started our trip and rented bikes. First stop Army Museum. We started to see the battle of Dien Bien Phu on film. After the French defeat believed Ho Chi Minh that freedom had come. But now started a fierce battle with the Americans and it would take 20 years before freedom was won on 30/4 1975th Next stop: The old university "Literature Museum" as it says in the books. There were so many students. First we met a large team from Saigon, girls in beautiful red dress in the national costume Au Dai, dregene in white shirts. Then came a big team from Hai Phung, girls in white Au Dai and festive to talk to. We heard a team from the Conservatory of Music playing traditional music. The lunch we had at Ko Two and a restaurant near Literature Museum. A very popular place. It is a restaurant with 3 floors. Almost everything was busy but we got a table at second floor. Lovely food and courteous service. We were home at 14.00 and there was Hang and her sister showed up. It was a festive reunion with Hang. Hang and her sister went with me to the rooftop, where we got ice. We now took over the restaurant where we should have party Sunday 23/9. Here we are 20th At 17.30 came Thuy with his daughter Ling. Thuy was tired and had just been on Taivan on a project for 7 days. She had spent the whole day to write a report to his company. We ate dinner at Little Hanoi. Tomorrow we go to Mai Chau.
War Museum
Literature Museum with turtles
Thuy og Linh