RE: RE: Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
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RE: Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

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It was interesting to see the war museum there. I'm used to seeing the other side of it, Australia fought against North Vietnam as you would know. I've been to war museums around the world but this one on Hanoi was unique, almost laughable in what they displayed and the text descriptions. I don't mean that disrespectfully of course, just...Well, I guess you'd have to see it for yourself to understand.

Here's an example.

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This refers to the First Indochina War 1946-1954. Evidence of the failure of the French...A helmet with some bullet holes. In one corner they had an AK-47 with a big text plaque saying how it was responsible for the killing of seven US airmen. The museum is full of stuff like that. I liked it though, as it was a nice counter-perspective to what I've seen around the world before.