I wandered to the Hanoi Cathedral (technically St. Joseph's) for 11 am mass and discovered it was in French! A fair group of expats and travelers. About the 2/3 of the congregation were VN and I know they did not sing the hymns, but I wonder what else they got out of it. Seems like Martin Luther talked about the language of the people....
I'm just catching up now with your trip Robin. Fascinating! I have been reading the 2 Colin Cotterill mystery series about Dr. Siri in Laos shortly after the Vietnam war ends, and Jimm Juree in contemporary Thailand. Dr. Siri especially refers to the impact of the war constantly. Hanoi was the target of the USAF and USN air war, and my dad did 2 combat tours in the late 1960's--even was shot down once.
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