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DAY 03 HANOI were called “New Guy Village” where new prisoners Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch were kept, “Heartbreak Hotel” and “Las Vegas” which were interrogation rooms, and “Camp Unity” After breakfast begin with a visit to the Ho Chi where prisoners were released in 1970. Minh Mausoleum, an imposing monument made of generous amounts of marble and granite. This is where the preserved body of “Uncle Ho” can be Enjoy a one-hour walking tour through the Old Quarter – a precious legacy of Hanoi’s ancient past viewed. with 36 streets and 36 wares to experience more about the life of this city nowadays. In the early 13th Also visit the lotus-shaped One- Pillar Pagoda century guilds evolved from the collection of tiny (Chua Mot Cot). In the form of a lotus, it emerges workshop villages which clustered around the from the water and rests on a single stone pillar. It contains a statue of the Goddess of Mercy with its walled Palace. Artisans and guilds lived and worked together to produce and sell a wide variety of items. legendary "thousand arms and a thousand eyes." As time progressed this area became a collection of narrow streets each named after the product sold, Stop at the Temple of Literature (which dates back including Silk Street and Gold Street. You will have to 1070 and is dedicated to the cult of Confucius). some free time to explore the Old Quarter. The Temple of Literature was the first university of Vietnam. Overnight: Sofitel Metropole Hotel – Grand Premium Room (Club Floor) Explore the West Lake area with the John McCain monument and B52 Lake, where a B-52D plane was shot down and landed in the Ba Dinh district. This afternoon visit the Hao Lo Museum, called the “Hanoi Hilton” by the American pilots held during the war. Other buildings within the compound IS NOW COMPLETE