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the times of the daily flag raising on thought in square the, 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, it was on this now historic square that revolutionary communist liter hope she meant proclaimed independence of the democratic republic of vietnam in 1945.

this mazda liam, honoring the late president overlooks 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 one, always bold town east, one team lakes 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 tom on has overseen this crossing for 12 years

the he works 12 hour shift in a job with a lot of responsibility. human reliability. right? so when you work here, it becomes your life. paul, 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 reason why rubin and i'm the longs mother was similarly destined to work for the railway. the highly confined surrounding mean the trains rattling through inevitably dictate the rhythm of locals lives,

including new in town long. she was across and guard here herself for over 3 decades, and it has been living here just as long. soon, i believe in my community. i suppose it would be a good idea. it was my job to use the pulse of land and build a house for us here. 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 once to ship this over long takes his birth 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 and that means cuisine is extremely

varied. especially here on tying in street, also known as beer street. it's a hot spot among the noise evening revellers. the just to the cell 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. that we have tickets for the s t one, a 1015 the side on express number one, the yeah, the call for that though, do vietnam's real 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 bon one boss 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 veteran. the

our train departs on time. the 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 psych on what our train we'll 1st take us past or rather special kind of attraction don towel or

railway street where when juan whelan runs one of the many cafe is lining the train travelling a gonzalez, restaurants here, used to use waiters who would hop across the tracks to serve customers? a perilous practice that is now prohibited that is already sold because i'm, you know, you, so when you left the pharmacy, there are few, a trains now. they used to come almost every hour. the schedule dictates my life and my child under provide example, i log in to them, so it goes, he's been seeing the trains hospitality for a to say call know when we he and there's no danger. now we haven't heard that. he made a tourist to say to that are they don't because the cost they own those are responsible for them as well. so i knew because i keep not about that. i'm foreigners. okay. the

thrill seeking torres are good business for land. the north south line was built to be the backbone of the country, which as our train driver 1000000 queen, queen notes also led to its repeated destruction. the room 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 illinois to sy gone and brought the 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 up once the early divided half a century later. it's a scenario that's hard to imagine. the train is a comfortable ride for night time 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 the the 9th and really my uncle of my family received 4 notifications of my death does 9 in 1968, 19701972 and 1974 by redeem and

almost 9991 that came down so not just one, but 4 times lately. and i'm with 19 dumb late me high button on the antique guns. lead me to don. you can imagine it was a huge surprise for my family when i came home. so i knew like nothing come on monday and that the, it just been declared dead 4 times and still came back alive. do you get, you know, more than willing to the other lady? no, the typical, that man's mother had even built an altar for her son. it stood in her home for 8 years until bonn returned home in 1976. she removed the altar himself. bonn has since devoted his life to searching for the remains of fallen soldiers. the next morning we visit the van la nature reserve near noon bed.

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 you found at 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 primaries focuses is della corps langers, a critically endangered species of monkey? i know the ask not feeling as well right at the start of like a gift from gaunt. we were able to see the 2 of these animals from poachers locking

on from epic on 200 and the endangered primate rescue center was born. tilo was its director for 25 years. he and the local conservationist played a big part in ensuring that primate like the del acor's lingers, have survived into the new millennium. the aim as for the animals to one day, the return to the wild, the company too low as he makes his way to the john unesco world heritage site and to an island where the now 82 year old once released a number of them onto 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. i the, 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 that you all tend about, unquote, at the bible population means between 500000 dynamo, sliced 1000 t on. and it takes a lot of time for a population of that size to build up for that. so and i'll talk 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, bridget's an estimated $1000.00 were reduced to ruins. although for tribes on the loss of soldiers lives was far worse singly teasing, but now we knew that a lot of us would end up dead. we dug graves for ourselves 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 mothers, checked all the land. ben 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 quarantine. 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 would later be witness to some of the bloody as battles 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 branch is a reconstruction of the original which was destroyed by an american airstrike. in 1972. he has long forgotten the border. he has originally from the north,

the married a woman from the south, where she now lives in his search for the remains of fallen. soldiers continues to this day regardless of where they fought for the whole night. so when i looked of it, i need not picture day, i cross these bridge, i mean, not as a soldier covered was thinking about the reconstruction of our country and how to heal the wounds caused by the war that couldn't get cold. so now you didn't even look at the lodge until you hit 9. bon has commuted between the north and south of 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. 1 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

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 performed dance as a loophole pond on the new cool want 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. i'm loving ton, the dog was late 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. the word music was seen as an expression of reverence towards the emperors and gods like the answers like this one are now also performed at festival in 2003 be enemies. courtney's 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 ball market. the

market opened in $1899.00, and the countless stalls here mostly run by women, hawk, all sorts of 2 sons as fresh as they come. the the market attracts 7000 visitors daily. many of them on no pets is 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 . he's been serving passengers on the re unification expressed for 10 years, his hobby traveling. of course the

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. the

conductor, my tongue is serving, she also sees the re unification expressed as symbolic of our way by 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 17 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 out 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 know that, and i'm, 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 high line. 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 to set off from late at night to allow passengers to appreciate this stretched during daylight. the

many passengers take the train just because of the breathtaking view. the going by train is safe and cheaper than by com. last, i wanted to see the scenery that the account part i, i wouldn't have gotten the i have on the there's a motion. mountains constitute a kind of media or a logical border between north and south vietnam. a top tourist destination and paradise for bikers.

the ocean cloud path 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 a 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 amelia downtown is fame toward speeches. the 1st, the us combat troops landed nearby during the vietnam war. the few americans set up a vital air base and on the, 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 moscow world heritage status. before our trained journey continues, we've arranged to meet someone outside town out on the tube on river, who 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 we were to that team told me to go to that and north 8th i was 9 when i learned how to swim. and i've been working on the water ever since a have them know that the whole yeah, i've never done anything else. so it doesn't come with i. when i go out in this

round boat and every day i manage to catch a few kilos or fish. when i have a name with up and came to and i'm book on today as i'm unfortunately an exception for the 62 year old the perhaps tomorrow's hall will be better of the we then returned to the station in down up the the unification express. 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 descends 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. there's 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 torres service was liter introduced, featuring this scheme, locomotive the we meet and window 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 his end. in idle my look quickly will not in billing set them. i was the last time he mentioned driver for the old railway, and i was really sad when i had to stop in 2016 trees on the like the look through

was i don't lie and that know this local motive was my place of work and i have very fond memories of it while i mean when it feels like an old friend, i really miss it. i'm going to do a lot and then i knew it. the temperate climate was one reason why the french found at the tone of the building a range of hotels and other buildings. the railway reach, 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 a 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 as 73 year old. tom explained the new things on google. yeah. got to the number. so number on december 11th. after reunification, older people have difficulty finding a job. what note on disney movies, a new wise man we started showing for and 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. and you also, are you talking to you got a new the c one who after a short ride, they show us a popular local attraction. the area around the lot is known for its waterfall and

we visit one in number is named after supposedly elephant like rock at the water's edge. although we were unable to start at the 30 meters high, it's one of the most frequently visited water falls in the area the we're now back on board the reunification express for the final leg of our journey and the early hours. just a few kilometers to go until we reach coach, human city are 2nd morning on the train. the 20 high 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 this train now i no longer notice any differences between the newest himself. that's why i love writing on this training on that it's 6 30 am as we pull into hope she meant the station the, the, the re unification express arrives just 20 minutes behind schedule. despite having traveled 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 tiger on signs still 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 garden, 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 po to read it to accompany new n t k. yet, as she goes inside the body and how to go down to lights, 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. and 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. when i to myself those how did night is that and you maintain the be happening and everyone in my family is healthy, but i still go to the pagoda to pray for a peaceful life. i'm for korea successful. i have

a couple of college jobs. in addition to my main profession can be passed and i want to move to go well. so i want my children to do well at school. i just pray for everything to be. all right, we're going to go after the ceremony, pagan, by some song, birds which shall release again shortly afterward. the another ritual that's part of visiting the pagoda. setting the birds free is an offering and is supposed to create positive thoughts. deliberation of the animals is also meant to generate good karma, the

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