Ba Dinh Square
Hanoi
Northern region
Aug 2003

People lined up waiting to go inside the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. That is not everybody waiting, not by a long shot. They only let a few come onto Ba Dinh Square, many, many more wait behind a police barrier out of camera range. In fact, the line stretches around the block. No cameras are allowed inside (drat, i wanted a picture too).