There are 2 Hiltons in Hanoi. One is the hotel, situated beside the Hanoi Opera House. The other one is also known as the Hoa Lo Prison, called Hilton back in the war days as this is where the American prisoners were locked up.
I recently visited Hoa Lo Prison, which is just outside of Somerset GH (I can see it from my bedroom window). Below are some pictures:
On display in this prison-turned-museum is the jumpsuit of US Senator John MacCain when he was captured by the Vietnamese army after he got shot down near Tay Ho Lake. I have it on video but failed to take a photo.
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