Sept 16- after Danang, we flew to Hanoi. The tour company treated us to a dinner with champagne at a nice restaurant to make up for the visa problem and also because our hotels in Hanoi had to be changed. The city has been the capital of Vietnam since 1010 AD. Just enough time to go to sleep and leave in the morning.

Sept 17-We observed the body of Ho Chi Minh this morning. His body had been embalmed and is on display in a glass display. They have his mausoleum, his home and the old French capital building on display since he died in 1969. Apparently Ho wanted to be cremated and have his ashes spread on the north, center and south of Vietnam. Since he died before the war was over, they kept him on display for the people of the south to pay respects to. He would now be 115 years old. No pictures allowed in the mausoleum.