Recently, I had a break from travelling, for a variety of reasons, but started up again with a brief (but necessary) long weekend visit to Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. I have visited Vietnam before, the coastal city of Danang, where I saw among other Buddhist sites, the magnificent huge Mother of Compassion statue, see… Continue reading HANOI DAYS AND NIGHTS: Three ancient temples, colonial architecture, vintage art, Train Street, and the Indian Bodhi tree gift in the ‘non-stop’ traffic capital city of Vietnam (Vietnam pilgrimage II)