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Bunker hill A1 was closed at 1130. So we went to
the market. Here is June on the French built bridge over to the market area. |
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Lovely lake.
One of the locals with their characteristic pointed hat. |
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All kind of roots.
Martin at the far side of the bridge. |
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More roots.
June bought some herbs for 100K VND or 3.5 USD. Expensive. |
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Lovely lake.
Martin at the edge of the lake. |
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Plenty of herbs.
Then back to the restaurant and the shop. |
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Hai, our driver.
Giant hornet
(The Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia), including the
color form referred to as the Japanese giant hornet,[2][3] is
the world's largest hornet.)
honey cake. |
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Bunker A1 is closed. Martin
disappointed outside.
So we went for lunch. Here is June and Hai
enjoying their food. |
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Martin with his dried
goby
fish. Had a lovely taste.
Giant hornet
honey comb. Impressive. |
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Fancy wooden chairs and very
expensive. But they are impressive. |
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Martin with the table made from
giant tree trunks. The shop that sold Martin his
swimming goggles last time in Hanoi. |
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Another impressive wooden
structure. And the best beer in Vietham, the
Hanoi beer. |
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Having a drink before lunch.
Bunker Hill A1 is open at 1400 hours. Here one of the French tanks. |
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Martin at the track.
The tank is missing a wheel or two.
The tank is overlooking the valley below. |
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Trenches.
The sandbags are solid concrete to last. |
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Plenty of them.
Entrance to one of the bungers. |
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Explanation of the is
massive bomb crater, made May 1954. More
trenches. |
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A massive bomb crater.
Martin in in one of the trances. |
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More Martin.
Explanation about the final battle at this place in May 1954. |
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Last trench.
Ammo box used as a path marker on the way. |
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The Victory Monument of Dien Bien Phu. Vietnam's biggest bronze
structure. It is impressive. |
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Martin as a silhouette
next to the monument. Martin at the foot of the
monument. |
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The steps that Martin
did not want to walk up on. Better with a car.
Martin is puzzled by the facts that there are no windows on the house. |
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This is the other side
of the house. No window. Martin said good bye to
his favorite war machine, the bottle tank. |
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At the airport,
Christmas trees again. We arrived at our hotel,
Paragon NoiBai Hotel and pool. The
pool was half empty with a lot of stinking water at the bottom. Not nice. |
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Here it is.
Martin at the far end with his thermometer around his neck. No water to
measure.
Price not bad, some 640K for the night. |
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Across the street, a
Mom and Pap restaurant. We ordered chicken
hotpot and got a live one.
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A lot of vegetables in
the drink. Before adding, now the dead chicken
to the brew. |
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Then let it boil for
5-10 minutes and it is ready to eat. They had
Hanoi Beer in 1 liter plastic bottles. The cheap version |
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