By Alison Bate
Crowds pressed in to try and see the funeral procession of General Vo Nguyen Giap in Hanoi on Oct.12, 2013.
General Giap goes home
The body of General Giap was escorted through the streets of Hanoi to his home town in Quang Binh province
Nice to see what’s happening up in Hanoi – I’m down in Ho Chi Minh City. Seems commemoration took different forms in different parts of the country.
Thanks, Adam. It was pretty moving up here. Lots of mourners crying and yellow chrysanthemums everywhere..