Veteran Nguyen Xuan Hoa, from Dien Chau district (Nghe An) joined the crowd to visit Uncle Ho's Mausoleum on the morning of April 30.
At 63, Mr. Hoa still looks very strong and agile. On his cheek, he added a red flag with a yellow star in the shape of a heart.
Talking to reporters, Mr. Hoa said that his family of 7 people visited President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum this morning. The whole family left their hometown at 3:30 am and 7:00 am to Hanoi.
"I have visited Uncle Ho's Mausoleum many times, but this is a must. This morning, after visiting the forest, we will take our children to visit Hanoi, and the whole family will return to their hometown tomorrow. These days, I am very proud, very happy, I can't go without it" - Mr. Hoa said.
equally excited is Mr. Hoa, a group of 11 people in the family of Ms. Dao Thi Thao, born in 1988. Ms. Thao's family rented a car, traveling from Hai Phong city, arrived in Hanoi at 7:30 am and until 8:00 am, the family was still lining up on the outskirts of Ngoc Ha street.
Ms. Thao's family stands out on the street because all members wear red and yellow star shirts.
"My family rented a car to 6 adults and 5 children. Initially, I planned to drive by myself, but later my family decided to rent a car to reduce fatigue and safety. Coming here to queue up despite being crowded, I am still happy and excited, said Ms. Thao.
Sergeant Hoang Ngoc Hiep - Guard Command (born in 2003, from Thach Ha district, Ha Tinh) is a soldier on duty to guide people on Ngoc Ha street.
According to Sergeant Hiep, this morning, Uncle Ho Mausoleum opened the entrance earlier than usual to serve the sudden increase in the demand for mausoleum visits during holidays and Tet.
On duty these days, Sergeant Hiep said that although he is 3 times more tired than usual, he is still excited.
"Sharing up the proud atmosphere, I don't feel tired, I just feel happy" - Sergeant Hiep shared.
According to the reporter's records, the line of people lining up to visit Ong Ich Khiem Mausoleum extended to Ong Ich Khiem Street.
Ngoc Ha Street was fenced off by authorities on the morning of April 30 to ensure traffic safety and serve the people visiting Lang Bac.
Tourists visit Uncle Ho's Mausoleum and receive banh mi and drinking water from Hanoi City
Deploying the direction of the work between the Hanoi People's Committee and the Command of protecting Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum on the task of ensuring drinking water, milk and free cakes to serve the people and international visitors to visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum on the occasion of the major holidays in 2025, the Hanoi Department of Tourism has built a plan to organize the support of drinking water, milk, banh mi in 2025; Prepare 110,000 gifts including: 1 bottle of water and 1 ball, or 1 box of milk and 1 eyelash ball for the people and visitors to visit Uncle Ho on big holidays in 2025.
In particular, the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and the reunification of the country (30.4), the International Labor Day prepared the number of gifts of 50,000; On the occasion of the 135th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birth (19.5) was 25,000 and the 80th anniversary of the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (2.9) was 35,000.
This is an activity of profound humanitarian significance, sending the affection of Hanoi City to people across the country and tourists coming to Hanoi to visit Uncle Ho; at the same time, spreading the image of Hanoi tourism as a "Safe - Friendly - Quality - Attractive" destination.
