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Read Part 1 After I was kicked out of the Temple of Literature because it was almost lunch time, I decided to head towards the Old Citadel.  Near the flag tower you will find the Army Museum, and by the way most of ticket prices are super cheap to get into these places, around one or two dollars. In the Army Museum you can see some of the artifacts left behind by the French and American during the wars.  Curious fact, in Vietnam the Vietnam War is called the American War. In this place you will see planes, tanks, bombs and other related items.  You can tell the Vietnamese are very proud of the fact they have kicked out a couple of foreign powers from their land. The flag tower and cool and you can access it from the museum, and I must admit I really like the Vietnamese flag, very simple and strong at the same time. I do not know the meaning behind the colours or the star, but I can assume it is related to the type of society they build after the wars, and the y...

Good morning Vietnam!!!!  If you asked me before I left to Vietnam why I was going there, my answer would had been "I have no idea".  I'm not sure if it was because I saw so many war movies, or it is because this country it is still a bit "hidden" from the rest of the world.  I was not really sure, but I knew I wanted to go, and this time I had the opportunity, the time and the will and here I'm already a week since my return to Montreal. On my way to Vietnam I had  a two days layover in Los Angeles to visit my family, and it also helped to make my flight a bit shorter, and kudos to Asiana Airlines for providing the best experience possible in my first flight with them.  I was seating on flight to Hanoi from Seoul when I realized I didn't have my point and shot camera with me, I informed the flight attendant there was a possibility I had left it in my previous flight (LAX-INC) and without hesitation or questioning they sent someone to check the Boe...