Vietnam - Hanoi (27 - 28 May)

Saw Uncle Ho Chi Minh in his mausoleum, he looked really small and waxy and he didn't say much. There's also a statue of Lenin in the park. Seems like some of these guys still actually believe in communism and all that. Its strange, Vietnam's a Communist country, one party and all that, but everyone seems to be hard-nosed capitalists. They've certainly tricked us out of a buck or two since we've been here.

Had an amazing tropical storm here. I dumped torrential rain for two hours and there was about a foot of water gushing down the main streets. An hour later it had all drained away, everyone mopped out their ground floor and carried on as if nothing had happened.