This is it. The seventh and last day of my Indochina trip. Tonight I will be leaving back to Kuala Lumpur. Eager to start the day, the first thing that I did was to retrace my steps back to the guesthouse that I was brought 2 nights ago so I could find Debbie and gang for breakfast but the Old Quarter is filled with so many intercrossing streets that soon I gave up. I only managed trace Hang Dieu on the map but not the street I was looking for as I didn't even know the name. Finally, I settled down in a cyber cafe to check my mails and chat with whoever who is online. Next I follow back the streets that I had previously 'mapped' and 'explored' and managed to find the place where I bought my breakfast yesterday. I ate my breakfast here and was accompanied by a French guy who was working in Hanoi. I went souvenir hunting after that and returned back to the guesthouse. I still have 20 minutes to start packing my bag before meeting with Tuong.
Like yesterday, we went for lunch at one of Tuong's favourite restaurant and like yesterday we ate pho. We proceeded to the HCM Masouleum after that. Mirrored after the tomb Lenin was embalmed in, the grey squarish structure housed the embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh which is still lying in state in a glass coffin after almost 40 years since he passed away. Unfortunately, I am unable to witness this sight as the Masouleum is only opened in the morning and since it was around 1pm, we had to find someplace else to go. We did visit the Ho Chi Minh museum adjacent to the Masouleum and also the house on stilts of Uncle Ho (as he was fondly called in the country) where he spent his time as president instead of the palace just a couple of minute walk away. From what I read about him, he really lived a simple life and served his people well.
Time is rather short as I planned to check out from the guesthouse at 4pm. But on the motorcycle I managed to catch a glimpse of the Flag Tower, Lenin's statue and also the Malaysian embassy.
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