Good morning Vietnam

 Yes I climbed up all 127 steps to see the mausoleum of the Lady Boy emperor. It took 11 years to build. 

Notice the dragon handrail 

Several observations of Vietnam:  billboards along the highway and graffiti. None in China. 

Water buffalo among the rice paddies everywhere 

Everyone has a motorbike and the whole family rides on one bike

Traffic is awful with no rules of the road

Undercover police officers everywhere 

Seems to be 50% communist and 50% capitalist 

Little shrines everywhere but no specific religion or God to pray to. Tolerant to all

Rich and extremely poor 

Currently not tolerant of Chinese 

A Buddhist cannot marry a catholic 

Abortions are illegal

Things come to life after the heat of the day and there is much socializing 

High temperatures and 100% humidity 

Tricycles we were driven around the city in. All 21 of us in a row. In and out of traffic