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Vietnam December 2017

A former colleague from Astra Zeneca moved with his family to Vietnam and I visited for a few days. I had the opportunity to see Vietnam and traveled to the myth-surrounded Hanoi. I was traveling alone but felt safe despite the huge and intense city. The French movie “Indochine” with Catherine Deneuve, which I saw several years ago, made me visit the French Quarter (see above).

A long ride by train brought me to southern Vietnam and HCMC, a vibrant city with historical elements like Hanoi. HCMC is a thrilling city where I had the film “Good Morning, Vietnam” with Robin Williams on my retina. I learned that there are many underground tunnel systems that I never visited. I visited a museum where Vietnam and the United States today are unified (see below). Such a long time ago, yet so historically close.

Movies romanticize, but when reality is incomprehensible and cruel, I want to escape to the world of movies. This was seven years ago. Will I ever go to Jerusalem?

Time will tell.

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