Originally uploaded by ladyhedda.

We visited the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum today. It's Sunday so it is also a popular day for Vietnamese people to pay their respects.
The queue is long, and you cannot take ANYTHING into the mausoleum, bags, cellphones, cameras are all put into lockers. Then you stand in line, gradually weaving your way through the grounds, until 45 minutes later you enter the FRIDGID building. They have the AC so low - I guess a body needs to be kept cold!
The actual time in the mausoleum is short - and you are kept in line and marched through the 'viewing room' by some very efficient guards.
It does look a little like Madame Tuassads have been involved in the preservation.
A very surreal experience.