I'd heard about a group called HanoiKids. This is a group of young
students who take tourists around Hanoi, showing the sites for free. I
booked them up before we left as I knew that they needed as much time as
possible in advance.The top photo shows our two guys, Bách and Tùng, who are uni students. One is studying International Business and the other is studying Economics. They volunteer with Hanoi Kids to meet new people and to make friends as well as listening to different accents and to show off their city of which they are very proud.
http://www.vietnam-beauty.com/
It is easier to read about the Mausoleum on the link. There is a complex which includes the brilliantly yellow presidential palace, which was the home of the French governor. Ho Chi Minh wouldn't live there as the people were poor, so he had a small 3 roomed house built in the grounds instead. There is very simple furniture and a radio.
We walked through the mausoleum, which was eerie. The lighting is low and the experience moving as the Vietnamese pay their respects (quickly as guards in resplendent white uniforms move everyone along).
In the photo you can see Heather, Bách and Tùng, then Alexandra who were looking at the fish.
The gardens are beautiful and each tree has some significance. The shade and the breeze were very welcome and in total contrast to our experience so far in the noisy Old Quarter.
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