24th June. Vietnam. Day 3.

First stop of the day was Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum. After waiting in line for a while we were able to pass by his preserved body in it's glass case. I discovered that Ho wanted to be cremated and his ashes stored in 3 places in North, Central & South Vietnam. As he died in 1969 and the war was in full swing, it was decided to preserve him so that once the war was won the people of the South could come and see their saviour.
The girls, ever keen on shopping, got themselves some hats then hopped in a 'cyclo' back to the hotel. That evening after a meal at 'Club Opera', a restaurant recently visited by Jaques Chirac & Mr. Koizumo of Japan, it was cocktail time.
Madeleine's first Pina Colada. By God! We've created a monster!