Southeast Asia day 7: Temple of Literature

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Today we finished up our tour of Hanoi, Vietnam with a visit to the Confucius  Temple of Literature.  Dating back to the 11th century, followers of Confucius still visit the temple to pray.

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Similar to our visit to the Ho Chi Minh memorial yesterday, we found our American travel agent group a curiosity with the Vietnamese children.  Here are a few kids taking our picture:

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Here I am in front of an open courtyard that was featured on the Amazing Race Season 22.  Teams setup a human chess board in this courtyard.

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After an excellent lunch at the Pots and Pans restaurant in downtown Hanoi we were off to the airport for an hour and a half flight to Cambodia.  We arrived in Seam Reap after dark.  The staff at the Sofitel Angkor Phokeethra hotel had a welcome party for us as our bus pulled up after 8 pm.

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Tomorrow is my last day of the tour as we visit the temples of the Angkor Archaeological Park.

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