Thoughts On Hanoi, Vietnam

The casual visitor to Hanoi, Vietnam, could easily be unaware that a huge war had taken place. No one talks about it, least of all the young majority. There are no battle scars to see, no horrific photos to shock and no one to lecture you on the war itself. Hanoi, Vietnam wants the world to know that the past has been carefully put out of sight, lest the visiting tourists become offended. The POW Hanoi Compound wasn't even on the places to visit- I had to find it myself.
Also, you'd be hard pressed to view Vietnam as a Communist State; Police and Military presence is scant.