Great Asian Railway Journeys: Hanoi to Ha Long Bay

Approaching Vietnamese capital Hanoi aboard the Unification Railway, Michael passes the famous street where the locomotive passes within centimetres of the houses either side of the tracks. Checking into its famous Metropole Hotel, he discovers a bunker where guests sheltered from American bombardment during the Vietnam War. At a former Soviet factory that once supplied military uniforms to the North Vietnamese army and Viet Cong, Michael discovers a progressive new manufacturer providing sportswear to the United States Olympic team. He later views the limestone islets and turquoise waters of Ha Long Bay