Hanoi (Vietnam): One of Hanoi's historic
hotels has discovered an underground bunker that sheltered
Jane Fonda, Joan Baez and other foreign guests during the
Vietnam War.
The bunker's exact location remained a mystery until
workers pierced its concrete roof while renovating a bar at
the Metropole Hotel this summer.
A retired Vietnamese government doctor recalls sheltering
in the bunker in 1972 with American singer Baez and actress
Fonda. She says Baez sang a song to calm guests when Americans
bombed parts of Hanoi during the so-called Christmas Bombings.
The hotel is unsure what it will do with the shelter. The
general manager believes the seven-room space should be
preserved as part of Vietnam's history.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 23:48