Translation of polo in German

We decided to fly directly to Hanoi and booked a flight for the same day. Before we left we still had some time to visit the War Remnants Museum. One could see the former headquarters of the South.
Basically, I am here to learn Italian and French... some other languages as well, different cultures and meeting nice people. So far, I have made some friendships with Vocabulix, but I am always looking for more.
All taxi drivers recommended that we stay in the hotel, watch TV, refrain from physical effort and drink Mate tea in order to get used to the altitude. We made the mistake and didn't listen to them