From Cambodia I traveled to Saigon, Vietnam (now known as Ho Chi Minh City).
The War Remnants Museum was very moving...
I think I have to update my ideas about what communism is...
From Saigon I traveled north along the coast of the South China sea.
I arrived in Hanoi in northern Vietnam by train. On the train I met three friendly locals - I don't remember their names in Vietnamese but the two women's names translate to "river" and "grass," they told me, and the man's name translates to "tailor."
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Thanks for posting the new photos. That skyscraper in Ho Chi Minh City is quite a sight. One nice thing about traveling by yourself is that it's easier to meet local people.
nice! your covering a lot of ground! youre so close to china!
Hi Karl ~
I'm following your path in the atlas and it's amazing how much territory and how many countries you're covering. What a thrill! You're so close to China now ~ do you think you'll explore a bit of southern China?
You're an amazing adventurer!
Love,
MCHJ
It's true, I'm very close to China! I don't think I'm going to cross the border on this trip though - in the next 2 months I want to visit Myanmar and India...
yup. visit india for sure!!, you can always cruise with me to 19th and irving... lol
Hey, Karl. Good to check in again and to see the progress you're making. I was in Vietnam in 1998, a sort of pilgrimage. I wanted to see the people and land that our country had so damaged in the 1960s and 1970s. I remember praying at various Buddhist temples. Is the former US embassy building still standing there empty? It was a stark reminder of the suffering and the war.
I was in the same hemisphere (Eastern) as you for the past month, giving a series of lectures in Australia. Back in Miami now and glad to be warm again!
Take care,
Jim
Hi Jim - I certainly saw some stark reminders of the war (namely, the exhibits in the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh city) but I did not go to see the former US embassy. I was only in the city for a few days and the museum gave me plenty to stew over in that amount of time!
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