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Vietnam (Hanoi to Saigon)

The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Hanoi
Away for a facelift in Moscow
North Lake at dusk


Welcome to Hue
And the Purple Forbidden City
Featuring a few rebuilt entrys like this...
Wall Detail

but mostly a pile of war torn brick and cement

A day spent touring the DMZ...
The 7th parallel...
Bridges...
Beaches...
Tunnels...

and bases like Hamburger Hill
A day spent on moto visiting temples around the countryside...

Temple around Hue





and tombs...









and the Ho Chi Minh Museum
Climbing Marble Mountain enroute to Nha Trang
Welcome to Hoi An
a crazy place...
where Ruppert and I toured MySon...


wartime cemetaries...



and tried relaxing on the beach...



No luck today...
Enroute to NhaTrang
Welcome to Saigon
A greatful visit with Steve Robinson's family...
A few days of gorging myself on amazing food with a great gang

A scoot around the city...


to the apartment that was a blaze just a month ago...
and the Palace...

the markets...
Family portraits...
Papa...
In his chair, happily reading daily letters from Steven
Mama...
one of the many brothers...

and sisters...
and new kids on the block...
Busta-Moves
Ready for a road trip
Another night another adventure...
My visa extended!