Ho Chi Minh monument area

Unfortunately, we did not sleep well; we are finding our room small for our evening needs with only one chair, in addition it is very humid and even the linens seemed damp. We were hoping to see the attractions around the monument district. This includes the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, House, Museum, Presidential Palace, National Assembly, and many ministries and embassies. Google Maps entry points into the site were not well marked so we ended up walking around a several block perimeter. We did pass the Citadel North Gate and Thang museum and noticed a lot of large bus tour groups had accessed the grounds. We finally saw the line ups but decided against joining it, particularly since it was closing early at 1200 hrs today due to a holiday, and it was already late morning. Also Nancy was again having tummy troubles so we headed back to the Hotel for a rest, then dinner at MET which we had enjoyed before and it did not disappoint the second time.Read more