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book, even though i love it every time i go to train and start walking the it's 6 am in hanoi, the vietnamese capital, the,

the times that the daily flag raising on thought in square the national anthem, play and war veteran attend the ceremony the, the protracted war between what was the north and south vietnam and the subsequent unification of the country. deeply ingrained in the memories of the vietnamese, he was on this now historic square that revolutionary communist liter hope she meant proclaimed the independence of the democratic republic. of vietnam in 1945. this mazda, liam, honoring the late president,

overlooked the square. but independence was not fully gained until the founding of the socialist republic of vietnam in 1976. at the end of what is known here as the american war. further east, at the heart of hon. noise, bold town, east one team lake. nearly 50 years after the war ended. a lot of people have a positive outlook on the future. transportation infrastructure is struggling to keep pace with the countries rapid development, including both roads and railways. being across and guard isn't increasingly dangerous profession. when town long has overseen this crossing for 12 years, the of the he works

12 hour shift in a job with a lot of responsibility. human reliability. right? so we don't sell it when you work here. it becomes your life problem. and what are you doing in vietnam? we say you have to carry your faith with you the the, i was almost 30 when i started working here and i'd had a range of different jobs before the working here is my face. what is the allow me to move ahead and i'm the longs mother was similarly destined to work for the railway. the highly consigned surrounding mean the trains rattling through inevitably dictate the rhythm of locals lives including new in town, funk. she was across and guard here herself for over 3 decades,

and has been living here just as long. and i believe in my community, i suppose it would be a good idea with my job to use the pulse of land and build a house for us to the railway, had no objection. and we're still here today. i'm going to do the my oldest son has also been living here for years, not waiting. nobody wants to ship this over long. takes his birds and walks the short distance along the tracks back home the it's now time for lunch with his wife, his children, and his mother. after sundown, there's a hardy, a range of food available in henry's old town. again that means cuisine is extremely varied, especially here on tie in st. the also known as beer street. it's

a hot spot among the noise evening revellers, the just to the so is one team lake the . 2 the system is about taking the train home the because not far from the lake is a noise main railway station. the ticket counter is in the main waiting hall tree and travel in vietnam is

straightforward. we have tickets for the s t one at 1015. the sy gone express number one thing to get the ball and told me that though the vietnam's rail network was built during the french colonial period and has played a prominent role in the country's history recounted to us by trends on barn one to come to the station, he's a frequent traveler on this train. the railways are an important symbol for the 79 year old war veterans. the are trained the parts on time the of

the our journey will take us from north to south in this thing, coastal country and will last over 32 hours the, our route will take us right past the south china sea. the our journey will cross almost the entire length of vietnam around 1700 kilometers from handling to hope. schumann city previously known as sight gone. but our train, we'll 1st take us past or rather special kind of attraction. don towel or railway street where when one wheeling runs, one of the many cafe is lining the train travelling. the restaurants here used to

use waiters who would hop across the tracks to serve customers. a perilous practice that is now prohibited the cause. i'm, you know, you, so when you left this policy, there are few, a trains now they used to come almost every hour. the schedule dictates my life and my child on there to provide example, a name example is or the he's been seeing the trains hospitality for a to check on him and we, he and there's no danger. now we have the team, the tourist, so safe to that are if you don't because the cost they own those are responsible for the damage from quantity of a particular lot about i'm farmers. okay. the thrill seeking torres are good business for land. the north south line was built to be the backbone of the con, treat which as our trained driver, 1000000 queen,

queen knows, also led to its repeated destruction. the route was again, complete one year after the reunification of vietnam, the since the liberation of south vietnam. and the reunification of the country trains have resumed from hanoi to sy gone and brought citizens from both parts of the country closer together with each reunification express, we bring people from the north to the south and vice versa. the it's a train that is a symbol and physical manifestation of the countries reunification. a train of

national reconciliation of a people once bitterly divided half a century later. it's a scenario that's hard to imagine. the train is a comfortable ride for nighttime travelers, and it's quiet enough for us to visit trends on bond and he's compartment to join the communist vehicle and forces based in the north of the country. in 1967, we believe that lee, my glove, my family received 4 notifications of my death. does 9 in 1968, 19701972 and 1974. by redeem almost 9991 that came down. so not just one, but 4 times lately. and i'm wanting,

i'm laid me high level of active, dumbly need to done. i can imagine it was a huge surprise for my family. when i came home, the new light doesn't come on monday and that the i've been declared dead 4 times and still came back alive. you know, more than willing to the other lady. no, not be able to go back. bonds. mother had even built an altar for her son. it's student her home for 8 years until bon returned home in 1976. he removed the altar himself. vaughn has since devoted his life to searching for the remains of fallen soldiers. the next morning we visit the vine lawn nature reserve near name, then the where we joined

taylor knob. the german biologist came to vietnam in the early 1990 and has since dedicated his life to the conservation of a rare prime in the she found that the 1st wildlife sanctuary of its kind in the indo china region. in 1993. the sanctuary gives animals freed from poachers. a new home one of his primary focuses is della corps langers, a critically endangered species of monkey. i know the ask not 0 in. this was right at the start of like a gift from god, and we were able to see the 2 of these animals from poachers lock known from either going to 100 and the end danger time. a rescue center was born,

tilo was its director for 25 years. he and the local conservationists played a big part in ensuring that primate like the dell of course, lingers, have survived into the new millennium. the aim is for the animals to one day, the return to the wild, the company to low as he makes his way to the john on a unesco world heritage site into an island where the now 82 year old once released a number of them onto the, the lenders with white pants as they're also called have seen their numbers right back up to around 200. that's to you. it's not dollars either. all right, me is of course to build up a viable population. so that kind of thing is going to take several decades, e mail,

the y'all tend to fit on school as an a viable population means between 500000 dynamo, slice towers and t on. and it takes a lot of time for a population of that size to build up for that. so in ask about the back aboard the reunification expressed a new day dawns and it's breakfast time. the passengers are served in their seats. coffee and the traditional morning suit, the almost 80 percent of the strategically important railway line was destroyed during

the vietnam war. of the $1300.00 or so bridges an estimated $1000.00 were reduced to ruins. although for trends on the loss of soldiers lives was far worse news happening now we knew that a lot of us would end up dead. we dug graves for ourselves at 10 minutes for each battle, we gather together and promised that after the liberation, the survivors would bring the bodies of the men who died back to their mother's, checked all the last half hour and then took his 1st ever trip on the train in 1978, he dug up the remains of $34.00 conrad and delivered their death certificates to their families in person, the fighting was especially fierce in the province of crunchy. the 17th parallel

roughly coincided with the border that had been drawn up between north and south vietnam after the departure of french colonial forces in 1954. the area with later b, witness to some of the bloodiest bottles of the war with memorials now honoring the casualties such as this one in what was then north vietnam. we follow ban on this bridge across the 10 long river, until 1975 part of the border between north vietnam and the us back south. this monument commemorates the separation of families. the bones as the bridge is a reconstruction of the original question was destroyed by an american air strike in 1972. he has long forgotten the border. he has originally from the north. the married woman from the south version now lives in his search. but the

remains of fallen soldiers continues to this day, regardless of where they fought for the whole night. but when they go, because they, they need light picture day across this bridge. i mean, not as a soldier, but while thinking about the reconstruction of our country and how to heal the wounds caused by the war doing good to go now i didn't even look at that. but until you hit 9, bon has commuted between the north and south and vietnam over 40 times on the re unification. express the journey progresses. further south, past the farms and fields that dominate the countries landscape. about 700 kilometers. later, we arrive in the way, the

way was the capital of vietnam during the wind dynasty, from 18 o 2 to 1945. when physical legacy of the period is the citadel, the police show residents of the royal family, of course etiquette, and ceremonial customs such as music and dance, were very important to the emperors. the new year granted backstage access to the royal ballet of when the dancers are preparing for performance. the enemy's court music

dates back to the 13th century. what it was during the later and when dynasty that it reached its pinnacle with the music serving to demonstrate the emperor's power and longevity, the one frequently perform. dance is a new calm down. the cool one done is based on buddhist traditions. it senses on the custom of praying 6 times with each prayer accompanied by a symbolic offering to put in sudden flowers, the fruit food, atlanta and the dogs was laced to expanded and would often be performed to mock the 1st day of the emperor his mother. and in this orchestra, the drum please, a pivotal part. 3

the music was seen as an expression of reverence towards the emperor's and god like the news is like this one are now also performed at festival in 2003 vietnamese. courtney that was recognized by unesco as part of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity. way lies on the long tongue or perfume river and right next door is the dawn bond market. the

market opened in 18. 99 and the countless stalls here mostly run by women, hawk. all sorts of 2 sons as fresh as they come in. the market attracts 7000 visitors daily, many of them on mo, pets. it's no time for us to return to the railway station, which also has a spacious waiting room the shortly before departure. the doors to the platform opened. tickets are digital, the

lunch time is now approaching the or when crying, he is happy to be filmed while he cut the houston, serving passengers on the reunification express for 10 years. his hobby traveling, of course the

he is content with his job the the work isn't terribly hard. i cook for an average of 100 to 120 people a day. the job earns be enough to support my family. sometimes the meals are freshly prepared and delivered to passenger compartment to the conductor. my tongue is serving g also sees the reunification expressed as symbolic

about the way my and i'd be working for the round road for 17 years now. working on the re unification. express is really interesting because you get to meet people and see a lot of different places compared to other jobs. it's a real pleasure to walk. you know, we have done call hi in central vietnam is the next highlight. the, the at 70 meters mom. it's the largest fresh water lagoon in south east asia. the majority of people in vietnam do not adhere to one belief system. they tend to follow one or several folk religion or an amalgamation of classical

fates the. today we will see the tapping note ceremony for this house to face with construction work basically complete. the the ceremony is conducted by a monk. the the, the ground floor will host a cafe. while the stories higher up are still being finished, the, i don't know why they didn't get them, and now it's being the means custom to celebrate

a new building being constructed. the prayers are for our ancestors. while for monday, the ceremony is to bring good luck to the owner to drive away evil and protect against unemployment. it's a really old vietnamese custom. distributing money is also part of the ceremony. a high before the earthly well is consigned to a fire and offering to those in the after life the

the most spectacular section of our journey aboard the reunification express is now beginning the train passes beneath the del hi yvonne the ocean cloud passed the the trains have just set off from emily at night to allow passengers to appreciate this stretch during daylight, the

many passengers take the train just because of the breathtaking view. the going by train is safe button cheaper than by call. last, i wanted to see the scenery that the account. i am going to have gotten the i bought the push along shan mountains constitute a kind of meteor, a logical border between north and south vietnam. a top tours, destination and paradise for bikers.

the ocean cloud past rises almost 500 meters from sea level the the we reach our next stop, a few kilometers from the top of the past. the don on is the terminus station. so the engine has to be coupled onto the other end

of the train, the which gives us a brief opportunity to look around. the coastal city with a population of around a 1000000 done own is fame towards beaches. the 1st, the us combat troops landed nearby during the vietnam war. the, the americans set up a vital error base and on which subsequently grew to become one of the biggest cities in south vietnam the a few kilometers further south. we visit jolla on the old town, enjoy the rear feet of not being destroyed during the vietnam war. and today both

mess go world heritage status. before our trained journey continues, we've arranged to meet someone outside town out on the tube on river. hulu tries to attract fish by hitting an or against his boat . he's always lived here and has mastered the art of coaxing his prey towards his round basket boat the mad at all music. i really like the beautiful maid. how, who does that team told me to go today? and no, thank you. i was 9 when i learned how to swim. and i've been working on the water ever since a have them made up a black. oh yeah, i've never done anything else though. it doesn't come with i when i go out in this round boat and every day i managed to catch a few kilos of fish. when i had a name was up and came to and i'm booked today as i'm unfortunately an exception

for the 62 year old. the perhaps tomorrow's hall will be better of the we then return to the station and down up the the unification expressed. that's off once again in the afternoon. since the narrow tracks were built by the french, the train is often called the t g. v. after the same as high speed french train

around a quarter of the 1300 bridges are in need of renovation. the night to send early and swiftly in vietnam, we now get ready for our 2nd night aboard the train passengers used to be able to take a little detour here up to the lot at an altitude, almost 1500 meters. this delightful little station was built by the french in 1938 with touches of art deco style. the

railway was attacked by the viet calling during the vietnam war. the route was discontinued in 1968. a short tourist service was liter introduced featuring this locomotive the we meet and when due to behind the station, he was a driver during the war. ducking slater in the early 19 ninety's. he drove the called railway train and remained at the controls right up to attend the night. oh my look, quit google not doing that with them. i was the last id mentioned driver for the old railway, and i was really sad when i had to stop in 2016. the trees on the like the new to was i don't lie and that now this local motive was my place of work and i have very fond memories of it to all. i mean,

it feels like an old friend. i really miss it. i'm working with a lot and then i knew it. the temperate climate was one reason why the french founded the town of the building, a range of hotels and other buildings. the railway leech still not in 1932, which was eventually dog, little paris. the city is now home to over 200000 people. the then take a different kind of trip with the easy riders motorcycle club. the members have been hitting the road together in the area around the lot for over a quarter of a century. there i generate includes multi day tours and day trips for the club was not originally founded for the sheer joy of motorcycling. it was more out of

necessity with members turning a hobby into an occupation, a 73 year old home. explain the new things on google. yeah. go to the number. so number one, just them but belong after reunification, older people have difficulty finding a job. but no, don't disney movie a new one over a month and we started showing foreign visitors around the area really uh, newly uh, english wasn't commonly spoken back then and then went in. but a lot of our members could turn in. uh, they were teachers, professors or army officers, but we also are just talking to you got an inquiry um, so you can go after a short ride, they show us the popular local attraction. the area around the lot is known for its waterfall and he visit one in number is named after a supposedly elephant like rock at the water's edge. although we were unable to

stop at the 30 meters high, it's one of the most frequently visited water falls in the area, the near. now back on board, the re unification express for the final leg and our journey and the early hours. just a few kilometers to go until we reach coach human city. our 2nd morning on the train, [000:00:00;00] the wind t hi is old enough to remember when it wasn't possible to take the train from north to south. boy, it's great to see our country unified. whenever i take the train now i no longer

notice any differences between the north himself. that's why i love writing on this train that it's 6 30 am as we pull into hope, she means city station. the, the, the re unification express arrives just 20 minutes behind schedule. despite having travel, 1700 kilometers. the train is not only a symbol of the countries, unity is also brought people from the to one hostile parts of the country a little bit closer. while making a small contribution to the reconciliation of north and south vietnam, the, the steiger on sign deal adorns the station. people haven't necessarily gotten used

to the new name. pushing in city the central post office and it's beryl bolton, main hall, are yet another reminder of the french colonial period. a portrait of the communist leader which he meant towers over the hall side on, was renamed after him in 1976. following the defeat of south vietnam, amid the hustle and bustle of vietnam's biggest city with 9000000 inhabitants, people often seek refuge from the daily grind by visiting a toyota. we did to accompany new n t k, yet as she goes inside the body and how to go to she likes incense to mark the start of her visit

the after prayers. the 47 year old buys a piece of paper where she writes down her name and her wishes of the she then hands over the know which is hung up on a spiral ornament. confident that her prayers will be answered. all of this is part of the ceremony in which prayers do not just focus on the wellbeing of the individual and their loved ones, but not too much of the time the night is that and you maintain a minimum, every one in my family is healthy, but i still go to the pagoda, to pray for a peaceful life. and for korea successful, i have a couple of college jobs in addition to my main profession,

paid into some of the past. and i want to move to go, well, i want my children to do well at school. i just pray for everything to be. all right, we're going to go to a voted after the ceremony. pagan by some song, birds which show release again shortly afterwards. the, another ritual that's part of visiting the pagoda, setting the birds free as an offering, and just the post to create positive thoughts. deliberate ration of the animals is also meant to generate good karma, the an endearing custom,

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