This blog is designed to communicate observations, impressions, and experiences during a 10 month Fulbright scholarship as a visiting professor at the City University of Hong Kong. The views and information presented here do not represent the Fulbright Program or the Department of State

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Hanoi, Part 3: Hoa Lo Prison

Also known as the "Hanoi Hilton". The prison held many of the American pilots shot down during the U.S. bombing raids on the north, including John McCain. It was used originally by the colonial French government to jail Vietnamese insurgents.







The FRENCH Guillotine

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