http://1000places.smugmug.com/gallery/7685864_S8VPh/ From Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, we visit the "new" Vietnam. http://www.smugmug.com/img/feed-icon.png Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:09:33 -0700 Wed, 06 May 2009 05:42:35 -0700 http://www.smugmug.com/ Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/intro/501911359_x2hUD-Ti-3.jpg http://1000places.smugmug.com/gallery/7685864_S8VPh/ http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#501911315_Auz8B <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a> </p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#501911315_Auz8B" title="1000places' photo"><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/intro1a/501911315_Auz8B-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="1000places' photo" title="1000places' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:03:36 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/intro1a/501911315_Auz8B-Th-4.jpg 24d018b37909b2c7383406dfa53a9cb5 75ab9cbb9cf37161e838b3212f8308c6 84161fd116d7d9cabb07e73155c05d05 34dcfcdc03da89daa78bef6cd2280f5e b3608f7b5af923e0b02d9b23bcbff02e 1066b4b1b5ca6ea905a8334ff4235c16 c63f8be564887d533b6e74caa561ada2 9c97ee5efac21b1ffb72b5d812df7c41 c1c59281abc9bf041b0874eda672aba5 1000places' photo <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a> </p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#501911315_Auz8B" title="1000places' photo"><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/intro1a/501911315_Auz8B-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="1000places' photo" title="1000places' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#501911359_x2hUD <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />This is a photo travel log of a trip we took from February 26 to March 12, 2009, to a country that has not only opened its borders but has warmly embraced its foreign guests.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#501911359_x2hUD" title="This is a photo travel log of a trip we took from February 26 to March 12, 2009, to a country that has not only opened its borders but has warmly embraced its foreign guests."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/intro/501911359_x2hUD-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This is a photo travel log of a trip we took from February 26 to March 12, 2009, to a country that has not only opened its borders but has warmly embraced its foreign guests." title="This is a photo travel log of a trip we took from February 26 to March 12, 2009, to a country that has not only opened its borders but has warmly embraced its foreign guests." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:03:44 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/intro/501911359_x2hUD-Th-3.jpg 60bf74ba40f385655018290f90ce497d e3e964b3de5724b90a24038a622b1830 6272cad2b23aaa1c75f889afe0763e21 09a04f05491f1e17167e58a8d61c2d7b 6e3fe93652e538055266cfa99a9944db a55ec0dea4c61c2a2b289f8221988bc7 2357fb88a55376ccca5b2393fb3c66c1 72cbd9f4d556add30a50c78a6ae5ac4e d06d21d00b9d7ac3eec5d2deea2bf907 This is a photo travel log of a trip we took from February 26 to March 12, 2009, to a country that has not only opened its borders but has warmly embraced its foreign guests. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />This is a photo travel log of a trip we took from February 26 to March 12, 2009, to a country that has not only opened its borders but has warmly embraced its foreign guests.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#501911359_x2hUD" title="This is a photo travel log of a trip we took from February 26 to March 12, 2009, to a country that has not only opened its borders but has warmly embraced its foreign guests."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/intro/501911359_x2hUD-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This is a photo travel log of a trip we took from February 26 to March 12, 2009, to a country that has not only opened its borders but has warmly embraced its foreign guests." title="This is a photo travel log of a trip we took from February 26 to March 12, 2009, to a country that has not only opened its borders but has warmly embraced its foreign guests." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#501932137_bPk4X <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Our flights would take us first to Bangkok where we would overnight before taking departing the next day for Hanoi. From there we would work our way down the country by bus and plane.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#501932137_bPk4X" title="Our flights would take us first to Bangkok where we would overnight before taking departing the next day for Hanoi. From there we would work our way down the country by bus and plane."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/map1/501932137_bPk4X-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Our flights would take us first to Bangkok where we would overnight before taking departing the next day for Hanoi. From there we would work our way down the country by bus and plane." title="Our flights would take us first to Bangkok where we would overnight before taking departing the next day for Hanoi. From there we would work our way down the country by bus and plane." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:56:36 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/map1/501932137_bPk4X-Th-3.jpg cd51240eb9f323749697eec1fcb6cb80 d9470d9cb4d69978c26feff4fa4a9f6b daca8dd973f4dd419e017c7e2818ab8a 4afba59e609bba37cc686d2dc13c6278 3167929da26dd1dfdcf1451624015e5b 7c2bdc0b50aa9770da9e51762df96d1c 331a2202ff189db3fe1e29297637f0b4 ecb4c6885ac352dcaaeb74707e4cc84b 861f3b3c86346c3229b302cac80c43d0 Our flights would take us first to Bangkok where we would overnight before taking departing the next day for Hanoi. From there we would work our way down the country by bus and plane. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Our flights would take us first to Bangkok where we would overnight before taking departing the next day for Hanoi. From there we would work our way down the country by bus and plane.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#501932137_bPk4X" title="Our flights would take us first to Bangkok where we would overnight before taking departing the next day for Hanoi. From there we would work our way down the country by bus and plane."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/map1/501932137_bPk4X-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Our flights would take us first to Bangkok where we would overnight before taking departing the next day for Hanoi. From there we would work our way down the country by bus and plane." title="Our flights would take us first to Bangkok where we would overnight before taking departing the next day for Hanoi. From there we would work our way down the country by bus and plane." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#503348518_XbjKn <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Among the 15 of us traveling together (16 counting our trip leader) there would be several familiar faces. Our good friends Tom and Loretta would be joining us for their first OAT trip, whi ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#503348518_XbjKn" title="Among the 15 of us traveling together (16 counting our trip leader) there would be several familiar faces. Our good friends Tom and Loretta would be joining us for their first OAT trip, whi ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/agroupphoto/503348518_XbjKn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Among the 15 of us traveling together (16 counting our trip leader) there would be several familiar faces. Our good friends Tom and Loretta would be joining us for their first OAT trip, whi ..." title="Among the 15 of us traveling together (16 counting our trip leader) there would be several familiar faces. Our good friends Tom and Loretta would be joining us for their first OAT trip, whi ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:51:12 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/agroupphoto/503348518_XbjKn-Th.jpg 7f1e4339a4666950532515aa50122e82 34946aefce43a1b84f911a2e2ae1a9ba f6a71b7995b910da5f93741509dbb8c4 38e862f00750af4924d7368e9dbe7c7a a48d09f254c470c137a216f8f0fdc566 ed09494a9c6d45d7386e4acd23701b2e f0a683947556df11d4b2f7f0950ab018 f0661e35ad0e917690785c572b05a0dd 6cb2e1d4486cb8a48c58b65fc083d415 Among the 15 of us traveling together (16 counting our trip leader) there would be several familiar faces. Our good friends Tom and Loretta would be joining us for their first OAT trip, whi ... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Among the 15 of us traveling together (16 counting our trip leader) there would be several familiar faces. Our good friends Tom and Loretta would be joining us for their first OAT trip, whi ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#503348518_XbjKn" title="Among the 15 of us traveling together (16 counting our trip leader) there would be several familiar faces. Our good friends Tom and Loretta would be joining us for their first OAT trip, whi ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/agroupphoto/503348518_XbjKn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Among the 15 of us traveling together (16 counting our trip leader) there would be several familiar faces. Our good friends Tom and Loretta would be joining us for their first OAT trip, whi ..." title="Among the 15 of us traveling together (16 counting our trip leader) there would be several familiar faces. Our good friends Tom and Loretta would be joining us for their first OAT trip, whi ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#501924960_RtgmJ <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COLORFUL, COLONIAL, CAPTIVATING HANOI - Who in our generation would have thought that one day we would arrive as tourists in the city once thought of as the lead domino in the "Domino Theory ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#501924960_RtgmJ" title="COLORFUL, COLONIAL, CAPTIVATING HANOI - Who in our generation would have thought that one day we would arrive as tourists in the city once thought of as the lead domino in the "Domino Theory ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/Hanoi/501924960_RtgmJ-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="COLORFUL, COLONIAL, CAPTIVATING HANOI - Who in our generation would have thought that one day we would arrive as tourists in the city once thought of as the lead domino in the "Domino Theory ..." title="COLORFUL, COLONIAL, CAPTIVATING HANOI - Who in our generation would have thought that one day we would arrive as tourists in the city once thought of as the lead domino in the "Domino Theory ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:36:54 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/Hanoi/501924960_RtgmJ-Th-4.jpg afc896e360c99dc0dca8b16622ad1cb2 58cc274c70de5859aa2720976d60713b 6d578568e3a62e54b6d05dcf52ad81d5 6213c1f16fde6f3051b64f4274c2b490 1e44e09e82985ca6f9cde56b477dc834 5b9318f0dfb035471addb78306fd9a34 50bc95d3811b1e3c85d4b9b6fb001957 f7d16e14829e4a02b3dbaf0178d2b3af ad730f6b8a079c3f26f0208a77b0b122 COLORFUL, COLONIAL, CAPTIVATING HANOI - Who in our generation would have thought that one day we would arrive as tourists in the city once thought of as the lead domino in the "Domino Theory ... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COLORFUL, COLONIAL, CAPTIVATING HANOI - Who in our generation would have thought that one day we would arrive as tourists in the city once thought of as the lead domino in the "Domino Theory ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#501924960_RtgmJ" title="COLORFUL, COLONIAL, CAPTIVATING HANOI - Who in our generation would have thought that one day we would arrive as tourists in the city once thought of as the lead domino in the "Domino Theory ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/Hanoi/501924960_RtgmJ-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="COLORFUL, COLONIAL, CAPTIVATING HANOI - Who in our generation would have thought that one day we would arrive as tourists in the city once thought of as the lead domino in the "Domino Theory ..." title="COLORFUL, COLONIAL, CAPTIVATING HANOI - Who in our generation would have thought that one day we would arrive as tourists in the city once thought of as the lead domino in the "Domino Theory ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel hanoi, vietnam, ha noi 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496483800_32ts4 <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />...and all of Hanoi seemed in a mighty rush to turn the country's tumultuous 20th century into a prosperous 21st. Nothing and no one seemed idle.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496483800_32ts4" title="...and all of Hanoi seemed in a mighty rush to turn the country's tumultuous 20th century into a prosperous 21st. Nothing and no one seemed idle."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0032/496483800_32ts4-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...and all of Hanoi seemed in a mighty rush to turn the country's tumultuous 20th century into a prosperous 21st. Nothing and no one seemed idle." title="...and all of Hanoi seemed in a mighty rush to turn the country's tumultuous 20th century into a prosperous 21st. Nothing and no one seemed idle." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:17:23 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0032/496483800_32ts4-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-26 04:19:30 6af64b137a5d84b3906f3a700e11daec b66b5608b4c4dc9455a0673630cd1a07 54e60c7d79069af35e7568169b9703ae e4d34728b131a4b2da8fb8b2029d40e4 b2a26c0cb69561a6b2c34ba7c6b3f17e 55a35933f5eb8fb37fdc3f8c898644bb 78af4e3f2194f1b5098b926b41f603f2 0f16878002bd9ce9fffa7dd13cf51c93 45e136742ce4cd48d212c40d1e1c7404 ...and all of Hanoi seemed in a mighty rush to turn the country's tumultuous 20th century into a prosperous 21st. Nothing and no one seemed idle. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />...and all of Hanoi seemed in a mighty rush to turn the country's tumultuous 20th century into a prosperous 21st. Nothing and no one seemed idle.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496483800_32ts4" title="...and all of Hanoi seemed in a mighty rush to turn the country's tumultuous 20th century into a prosperous 21st. Nothing and no one seemed idle."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0032/496483800_32ts4-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...and all of Hanoi seemed in a mighty rush to turn the country's tumultuous 20th century into a prosperous 21st. Nothing and no one seemed idle." title="...and all of Hanoi seemed in a mighty rush to turn the country's tumultuous 20th century into a prosperous 21st. Nothing and no one seemed idle." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496494339_PLbRR <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />There were the ubiquitous bicycle riders. Just a few years back, this was the dominant form of transportation in the city.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496494339_PLbRR" title="There were the ubiquitous bicycle riders. Just a few years back, this was the dominant form of transportation in the city."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0576/496494339_PLbRR-Th-5.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="There were the ubiquitous bicycle riders. Just a few years back, this was the dominant form of transportation in the city." title="There were the ubiquitous bicycle riders. Just a few years back, this was the dominant form of transportation in the city." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:35:17 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0576/496494339_PLbRR-Th-5.jpg 2009-02-27 18:46:48 c8079084335945838415ae759f2405b0 84ce9e1cdf64f2cbaf0d64f2e6f61f02 1a18a562efcad7c52ae4ee013fb5476c bf8571e1d2c6405fd322b96d5c8b7588 2a4f3ca4122a70acdffcdcf8c22a4e59 43a904f4c3d65ed23740063638b229b0 4752698b4717fe743be29eac95bdc188 e445adb32af6a56f71cbcd82257e018d ee1b007f91cbaf02674610c319079ca6 There were the ubiquitous bicycle riders. Just a few years back, this was the dominant form of transportation in the city. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />There were the ubiquitous bicycle riders. Just a few years back, this was the dominant form of transportation in the city.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496494339_PLbRR" title="There were the ubiquitous bicycle riders. Just a few years back, this was the dominant form of transportation in the city."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0576/496494339_PLbRR-Th-5.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="There were the ubiquitous bicycle riders. Just a few years back, this was the dominant form of transportation in the city." title="There were the ubiquitous bicycle riders. Just a few years back, this was the dominant form of transportation in the city." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496484716_UvrEr <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Some vendors still rely on bicycles as mobile markets for their fruits and produce.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496484716_UvrEr" title="Some vendors still rely on bicycles as mobile markets for their fruits and produce."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0450/496484716_UvrEr-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Some vendors still rely on bicycles as mobile markets for their fruits and produce." title="Some vendors still rely on bicycles as mobile markets for their fruits and produce." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:18:51 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0450/496484716_UvrEr-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-27 03:07:11 076bfa3aa239bf381874e5322e8c1af2 973de85cb3ae04987f50be8d2b358bf8 afc8c75c02f84b8854b7cccf23408d56 19d88cb89497b4d9a806f16385ba6838 4ae618c96421d7ad49a9c38c6e58601d c60592ed8c55156359ca6b38ad25790a cde33ebf6bc79f17f1ac39923e5ae882 e24e4c348cc4d28062ef7802f3e0f6c0 c7d2db028261ea75702e12534d365600 Some vendors still rely on bicycles as mobile markets for their fruits and produce. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Some vendors still rely on bicycles as mobile markets for their fruits and produce.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496484716_UvrEr" title="Some vendors still rely on bicycles as mobile markets for their fruits and produce."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0450/496484716_UvrEr-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Some vendors still rely on bicycles as mobile markets for their fruits and produce." title="Some vendors still rely on bicycles as mobile markets for their fruits and produce." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496493783_nwk25 <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />But today the main way to get around Hanoi is on a motorscooter. As we would see, it not only provides personal transport but also serves as a delivery vehicle for all sorts of merchandise.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496493783_nwk25" title="But today the main way to get around Hanoi is on a motorscooter. As we would see, it not only provides personal transport but also serves as a delivery vehicle for all sorts of merchandise."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0575/496493783_nwk25-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="But today the main way to get around Hanoi is on a motorscooter. As we would see, it not only provides personal transport but also serves as a delivery vehicle for all sorts of merchandise." title="But today the main way to get around Hanoi is on a motorscooter. As we would see, it not only provides personal transport but also serves as a delivery vehicle for all sorts of merchandise." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:34:19 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0575/496493783_nwk25-Th-3.jpg 2009-02-27 18:43:40 aa2e0d4a2853a6ec2c7117013b7f3d19 61cd031f96fb809902209cab2e7dc373 47178a5d4097cb134f90a6c3b815fdcc 252134901d9f1e952e201b657dbcec1b 8d04b2db807b2d1647196bff19a3010f fc42a7d766ec3298c5f4f95ac8fd9d56 042ae150c66c0760f26e5566d1bed86c 256ebc3473c040c956c531735c96f21f d54150dec3a551785a1b8d17d30b61b3 But today the main way to get around Hanoi is on a motorscooter. As we would see, it not only provides personal transport but also serves as a delivery vehicle for all sorts of merchandise. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />But today the main way to get around Hanoi is on a motorscooter. As we would see, it not only provides personal transport but also serves as a delivery vehicle for all sorts of merchandise.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496493783_nwk25" title="But today the main way to get around Hanoi is on a motorscooter. As we would see, it not only provides personal transport but also serves as a delivery vehicle for all sorts of merchandise."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0575/496493783_nwk25-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="But today the main way to get around Hanoi is on a motorscooter. As we would see, it not only provides personal transport but also serves as a delivery vehicle for all sorts of merchandise." title="But today the main way to get around Hanoi is on a motorscooter. As we would see, it not only provides personal transport but also serves as a delivery vehicle for all sorts of merchandise." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496486983_t3Lpe <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Still, amid the frenzied chaos of Hanoi's traffic, we would see market women arriving from the countryside lugging their produce in large baskets attached to wooden shoulder yokes.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496486983_t3Lpe" title="Still, amid the frenzied chaos of Hanoi's traffic, we would see market women arriving from the countryside lugging their produce in large baskets attached to wooden shoulder yokes."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0224/496486983_t3Lpe-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Still, amid the frenzied chaos of Hanoi's traffic, we would see market women arriving from the countryside lugging their produce in large baskets attached to wooden shoulder yokes." title="Still, amid the frenzied chaos of Hanoi's traffic, we would see market women arriving from the countryside lugging their produce in large baskets attached to wooden shoulder yokes." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:22:25 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0224/496486983_t3Lpe-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-26 21:07:28 5ec190329c4b1ad14fe4339456861b84 8d1a1f0bab7c2149688a864ba2fe61c5 1ccefff6301097d63f4f1d2bacdeceb4 101709958f875b93197e4406f65bdf44 1371c651651ad9ab69bd13c3d7f7e475 5361640c30cfcea442147fc9c3171b5f 68e10a960ab139220f64a0470379665f 87a29b96a4dca7598d291fb602050126 f45bcd309e83760769c52a87c5305030 Still, amid the frenzied chaos of Hanoi's traffic, we would see market women arriving from the countryside lugging their produce in large baskets attached to wooden shoulder yokes. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Still, amid the frenzied chaos of Hanoi's traffic, we would see market women arriving from the countryside lugging their produce in large baskets attached to wooden shoulder yokes.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496486983_t3Lpe" title="Still, amid the frenzied chaos of Hanoi's traffic, we would see market women arriving from the countryside lugging their produce in large baskets attached to wooden shoulder yokes."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0224/496486983_t3Lpe-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Still, amid the frenzied chaos of Hanoi's traffic, we would see market women arriving from the countryside lugging their produce in large baskets attached to wooden shoulder yokes." title="Still, amid the frenzied chaos of Hanoi's traffic, we would see market women arriving from the countryside lugging their produce in large baskets attached to wooden shoulder yokes." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496485562_vxx37 <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Even in a city where neon lights now illuminate once austere streets and skyscrapers are rising, there are still scenes like this that have remained virtually unchanged for centuries.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496485562_vxx37" title="Even in a city where neon lights now illuminate once austere streets and skyscrapers are rising, there are still scenes like this that have remained virtually unchanged for centuries."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0192a/496485562_vxx37-Th-6.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Even in a city where neon lights now illuminate once austere streets and skyscrapers are rising, there are still scenes like this that have remained virtually unchanged for centuries." title="Even in a city where neon lights now illuminate once austere streets and skyscrapers are rising, there are still scenes like this that have remained virtually unchanged for centuries." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:20:12 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0192a/496485562_vxx37-Th-6.jpg 2009-02-26 20:55:51 3e0bf17d73faa69ee2dc008199e7b824 64876eae83fda2cef5714947dee6c932 eeef90b656b80bf8227d4fc37e0ebc85 2bdc8379d36567bd4af27710cf75b289 bc4dac3bbf9d4d0c9ca2ded2a2822ab0 469244a576dcbd7d446fc39cad78e15a 020dd8465050a7d7e959ad613b278ead 138afab39cfaae1a2b59a5840350ffa9 676ce57053a304b1066daf3189a8a8a7 Even in a city where neon lights now illuminate once austere streets and skyscrapers are rising, there are still scenes like this that have remained virtually unchanged for centuries. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Even in a city where neon lights now illuminate once austere streets and skyscrapers are rising, there are still scenes like this that have remained virtually unchanged for centuries.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496485562_vxx37" title="Even in a city where neon lights now illuminate once austere streets and skyscrapers are rising, there are still scenes like this that have remained virtually unchanged for centuries."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0192a/496485562_vxx37-Th-6.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Even in a city where neon lights now illuminate once austere streets and skyscrapers are rising, there are still scenes like this that have remained virtually unchanged for centuries." title="Even in a city where neon lights now illuminate once austere streets and skyscrapers are rising, there are still scenes like this that have remained virtually unchanged for centuries." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#501980731_9gHe4 <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Hanoi is a blend. The graceful architecture of the vanquished French forms the backdrop to the frenetic urban pace of a city that seems in perpetual rush hour.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#501980731_9gHe4" title="Hanoi is a blend. The graceful architecture of the vanquished French forms the backdrop to the frenetic urban pace of a city that seems in perpetual rush hour."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0872/501980731_9gHe4-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Hanoi is a blend. The graceful architecture of the vanquished French forms the backdrop to the frenetic urban pace of a city that seems in perpetual rush hour." title="Hanoi is a blend. The graceful architecture of the vanquished French forms the backdrop to the frenetic urban pace of a city that seems in perpetual rush hour." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:28:39 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0872/501980731_9gHe4-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-28 05:37:46 9f3a05745eeded044faed02e34e9993e 4bfb46aecf2a0d33b38535ea40b23644 037575fae0e5c660b6c14aad980dc846 1958ec0433c381298e64cc1f0a7759af c671fb824174bad58dd6a2de1c65f005 aa3516b6da106e7f68e6784dfbf5b15c 703b1b71d5c3d8286d69496b1a63ffd1 7aa1b7e0bcee7f93800a205b054c1b1a 7d1d1deb8c81d7b0be39ed2473f0bd00 Hanoi is a blend. The graceful architecture of the vanquished French forms the backdrop to the frenetic urban pace of a city that seems in perpetual rush hour. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Hanoi is a blend. The graceful architecture of the vanquished French forms the backdrop to the frenetic urban pace of a city that seems in perpetual rush hour.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#501980731_9gHe4" title="Hanoi is a blend. The graceful architecture of the vanquished French forms the backdrop to the frenetic urban pace of a city that seems in perpetual rush hour."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0872/501980731_9gHe4-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Hanoi is a blend. The graceful architecture of the vanquished French forms the backdrop to the frenetic urban pace of a city that seems in perpetual rush hour." title="Hanoi is a blend. The graceful architecture of the vanquished French forms the backdrop to the frenetic urban pace of a city that seems in perpetual rush hour." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496485267_YthMh <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />The "grand dame" of the city's French architectural legacy - the Hanoi Opera House - often seems strangled by the buzzing swarm of traffic that constantly encircles it.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496485267_YthMh" title="The "grand dame" of the city's French architectural legacy - the Hanoi Opera House - often seems strangled by the buzzing swarm of traffic that constantly encircles it."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0175/496485267_YthMh-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The "grand dame" of the city's French architectural legacy - the Hanoi Opera House - often seems strangled by the buzzing swarm of traffic that constantly encircles it." title="The "grand dame" of the city's French architectural legacy - the Hanoi Opera House - often seems strangled by the buzzing swarm of traffic that constantly encircles it." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:19:44 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0175/496485267_YthMh-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-26 20:44:31 722b095ed2fb66c3b74553485dbca582 01c840bab59e0566c27dcb2258925b60 8ca5a49a10c725f9b50edf3ee2483d40 247acfe3f0966cb6e861672557151dce bd14a41c48fbd840ae333fda8b84bf56 92782afe21a4cd34c6869de5cda5d457 6e5703ee700a45816d0b7484a017d44d ae8862f198c643646a87ba194bbb5113 ed16945dcc233350edc3ef8524186044 The "grand dame" of the city's French architectural legacy - the Hanoi Opera House - often seems strangled by the buzzing swarm of traffic that constantly encircles it. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />The "grand dame" of the city's French architectural legacy - the Hanoi Opera House - often seems strangled by the buzzing swarm of traffic that constantly encircles it.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496485267_YthMh" title="The "grand dame" of the city's French architectural legacy - the Hanoi Opera House - often seems strangled by the buzzing swarm of traffic that constantly encircles it."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0175/496485267_YthMh-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The "grand dame" of the city's French architectural legacy - the Hanoi Opera House - often seems strangled by the buzzing swarm of traffic that constantly encircles it." title="The "grand dame" of the city's French architectural legacy - the Hanoi Opera House - often seems strangled by the buzzing swarm of traffic that constantly encircles it." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, hanoi opera house 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496483981_35m9c <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />There are grand villas for Hanoi's wealthy...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496483981_35m9c" title="There are grand villas for Hanoi's wealthy..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0013/496483981_35m9c-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="There are grand villas for Hanoi's wealthy..." title="There are grand villas for Hanoi's wealthy..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:17:44 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0013/496483981_35m9c-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-26 03:21:43 9e04637d6c612c3127445bcf4e660ea6 356a111202275c36c157b48a3574a037 198412f8a7c4551a5be8d971cafc05ca 4fe31e2318b36861c0394dc3d6214b7c 685aec1fbf29325aa98f11391ce3e539 f00e2d504519964a2426d29ce19e54c7 5589a05d9a634289da622f06d5668950 85fe6a6f13e05dc577045c8efe131d5b faff434e5bf48f2431842c1909052017 There are grand villas for Hanoi's wealthy... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />There are grand villas for Hanoi's wealthy...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496483981_35m9c" title="There are grand villas for Hanoi's wealthy..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0013/496483981_35m9c-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="There are grand villas for Hanoi's wealthy..." title="There are grand villas for Hanoi's wealthy..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496495268_yHokR <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />...and narrow "tubehouses" that may be the width of a single room but rise three and four stories high. One reason: Property taxes are assessed based on the width of the building.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496495268_yHokR" title="...and narrow "tubehouses" that may be the width of a single room but rise three and four stories high. One reason: Property taxes are assessed based on the width of the building."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0640/496495268_yHokR-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...and narrow "tubehouses" that may be the width of a single room but rise three and four stories high. One reason: Property taxes are assessed based on the width of the building." title="...and narrow "tubehouses" that may be the width of a single room but rise three and four stories high. One reason: Property taxes are assessed based on the width of the building." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:36:47 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0640/496495268_yHokR-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-27 21:21:19 3c6e6cd720f368f72a03171f74eeea70 44673ecde68fa67e1347fcf486ebd64c 3bd192d2f9b09dd623296671ebfd7032 171082796d4781cd764a739855dda9be e7d593e02235995bc043cfed8520c937 f41c11487b01549dd8a187ff787f083b 97070f9a57ddd4c4abcc8e2ff48ab577 5b072d9897dea697420e50af5d150283 ccb33f29ec2c694ea89f3a867ee0dc57 ...and narrow "tubehouses" that may be the width of a single room but rise three and four stories high. One reason: Property taxes are assessed based on the width of the building. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />...and narrow "tubehouses" that may be the width of a single room but rise three and four stories high. One reason: Property taxes are assessed based on the width of the building.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496495268_yHokR" title="...and narrow "tubehouses" that may be the width of a single room but rise three and four stories high. One reason: Property taxes are assessed based on the width of the building."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0640/496495268_yHokR-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...and narrow "tubehouses" that may be the width of a single room but rise three and four stories high. One reason: Property taxes are assessed based on the width of the building." title="...and narrow "tubehouses" that may be the width of a single room but rise three and four stories high. One reason: Property taxes are assessed based on the width of the building." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, tubehouse 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496484206_5VLDp <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />LOCH NESS MEETS KING ARTHUR - The picturesque centerpiece of Hanoi is Hoam Kiem Lake, just a few blocks from our hotel. A tiny pagoda on an islet honors the legend of a 15th century giant t ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496484206_5VLDp" title="LOCH NESS MEETS KING ARTHUR - The picturesque centerpiece of Hanoi is Hoam Kiem Lake, just a few blocks from our hotel. A tiny pagoda on an islet honors the legend of a 15th century giant t ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0103/496484206_5VLDp-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="LOCH NESS MEETS KING ARTHUR - The picturesque centerpiece of Hanoi is Hoam Kiem Lake, just a few blocks from our hotel. A tiny pagoda on an islet honors the legend of a 15th century giant t ..." title="LOCH NESS MEETS KING ARTHUR - The picturesque centerpiece of Hanoi is Hoam Kiem Lake, just a few blocks from our hotel. A tiny pagoda on an islet honors the legend of a 15th century giant t ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:18:03 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0103/496484206_5VLDp-Th-3.jpg 2009-02-26 18:55:23 2f7d464157bdd0eb63edaa13bd01a515 13dae0d87f8d8b2e28e2cb1c506fbce0 189965472c16791b983a292dc59388cf 64cafb81e2ae49578488a3292a489499 7a6cbef33a2aefca6d5b5427860923bb 5792049afe002d7a711eb3ef004523c7 73be3fe3cc408a2f882e180d15082963 f2fa9bc8f3691cd1b48e0d60fd18a49b f421ba6f1cf64a9ebe28235b7dfba9da LOCH NESS MEETS KING ARTHUR - The picturesque centerpiece of Hanoi is Hoam Kiem Lake, just a few blocks from our hotel. A tiny pagoda on an islet honors the legend of a 15th century giant t ... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />LOCH NESS MEETS KING ARTHUR - The picturesque centerpiece of Hanoi is Hoam Kiem Lake, just a few blocks from our hotel. A tiny pagoda on an islet honors the legend of a 15th century giant t ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496484206_5VLDp" title="LOCH NESS MEETS KING ARTHUR - The picturesque centerpiece of Hanoi is Hoam Kiem Lake, just a few blocks from our hotel. A tiny pagoda on an islet honors the legend of a 15th century giant t ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0103/496484206_5VLDp-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="LOCH NESS MEETS KING ARTHUR - The picturesque centerpiece of Hanoi is Hoam Kiem Lake, just a few blocks from our hotel. A tiny pagoda on an islet honors the legend of a 15th century giant t ..." title="LOCH NESS MEETS KING ARTHUR - The picturesque centerpiece of Hanoi is Hoam Kiem Lake, just a few blocks from our hotel. A tiny pagoda on an islet honors the legend of a 15th century giant t ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, hoam kiem lake 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496499839_5etEW <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />And in fact, there are large tortoises in the lake - or at least there used to be. One was on display.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496499839_5etEW" title="And in fact, there are large tortoises in the lake - or at least there used to be. One was on display."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0834/496499839_5etEW-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="And in fact, there are large tortoises in the lake - or at least there used to be. One was on display." title="And in fact, there are large tortoises in the lake - or at least there used to be. One was on display." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:44:11 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0834/496499839_5etEW-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-28 03:01:44 b55119f8fdb1e3d11ffe0e59efa0084d d3ad33740c35f5fdf2b41e439a7ef707 913ffeea2e1f06eacda73c7db9d3c480 2e6057ff6de4b2735f1e24e003848af1 cf0cf85a48e15d9e96627e60425e1f01 3ff18420c5103878d000b1810526f64c 637ae48ff52c283391f2a52ee21670fc 3816ac033f5517551c5a16661d582f8f a9d0d847661ff2daa66775c887a5881f And in fact, there are large tortoises in the lake - or at least there used to be. One was on display. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />And in fact, there are large tortoises in the lake - or at least there used to be. One was on display.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496499839_5etEW" title="And in fact, there are large tortoises in the lake - or at least there used to be. One was on display."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0834/496499839_5etEW-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="And in fact, there are large tortoises in the lake - or at least there used to be. One was on display." title="And in fact, there are large tortoises in the lake - or at least there used to be. One was on display." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, hoam kiem lake 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496484476_cbPhx <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Hoan Kiem Lake is the setting for an early morning ritual that seems uniquely Vietnamese. Before dawn, the young and the elderly by the hundreds began gathering at the lake to exercise...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496484476_cbPhx" title="Hoan Kiem Lake is the setting for an early morning ritual that seems uniquely Vietnamese. Before dawn, the young and the elderly by the hundreds began gathering at the lake to exercise..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0087/496484476_cbPhx-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Hoan Kiem Lake is the setting for an early morning ritual that seems uniquely Vietnamese. Before dawn, the young and the elderly by the hundreds began gathering at the lake to exercise..." title="Hoan Kiem Lake is the setting for an early morning ritual that seems uniquely Vietnamese. Before dawn, the young and the elderly by the hundreds began gathering at the lake to exercise..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:18:28 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0087/496484476_cbPhx-Th-3.jpg 2009-02-26 18:47:21 6de5e7fbdafe219ad8298a47ac58b9dd 6b6455b773c73922a9866bd9823d001f 2d2bf9a56836e41feed82997cc56ee07 82334aeddaa777dca390f856b82efb5d 07b67afd2aac59554b2c57c296f02dcb f923b0f2193ef36282ee97863087facd cf266bab87db925d07fe4722284136f7 b5fe471849f390cdd1366df671873275 abd5b363f34f789666c5fefcb2f2f7cf Hoan Kiem Lake is the setting for an early morning ritual that seems uniquely Vietnamese. Before dawn, the young and the elderly by the hundreds began gathering at the lake to exercise... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Hoan Kiem Lake is the setting for an early morning ritual that seems uniquely Vietnamese. Before dawn, the young and the elderly by the hundreds began gathering at the lake to exercise...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496484476_cbPhx" title="Hoan Kiem Lake is the setting for an early morning ritual that seems uniquely Vietnamese. Before dawn, the young and the elderly by the hundreds began gathering at the lake to exercise..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0087/496484476_cbPhx-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Hoan Kiem Lake is the setting for an early morning ritual that seems uniquely Vietnamese. Before dawn, the young and the elderly by the hundreds began gathering at the lake to exercise..." title="Hoan Kiem Lake is the setting for an early morning ritual that seems uniquely Vietnamese. Before dawn, the young and the elderly by the hundreds began gathering at the lake to exercise..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, hoam kiem lake 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496484508_7997L <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Groups of women moved in delicate, choreographed rhythm, gracefully maneuvering brightly-colored fans....</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496484508_7997L" title="Groups of women moved in delicate, choreographed rhythm, gracefully maneuvering brightly-colored fans...."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0098/496484508_7997L-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Groups of women moved in delicate, choreographed rhythm, gracefully maneuvering brightly-colored fans...." title="Groups of women moved in delicate, choreographed rhythm, gracefully maneuvering brightly-colored fans...." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:18:32 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0098/496484508_7997L-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-26 18:49:03 c15f6c52a1ab34beab9bb312f6712aed f806ebac56a74b1ccc18c4147a6c1cff bc7a4ce9461f28fb233a022cf7069d5c b7cb1d9cd5815d3174dad3842ff83aa0 3a135986fc57a4ebfedc63d653416ea1 38c2a7585828b5067bf316518abc2d1d 52a69091f4632a0b5a95a178b59ca354 42265787aabde6a591cfd2a45db3c7aa 966dcfd554bc582947ee829eab57d900 Groups of women moved in delicate, choreographed rhythm, gracefully maneuvering brightly-colored fans.... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Groups of women moved in delicate, choreographed rhythm, gracefully maneuvering brightly-colored fans....</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496484508_7997L" title="Groups of women moved in delicate, choreographed rhythm, gracefully maneuvering brightly-colored fans...."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0098/496484508_7997L-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Groups of women moved in delicate, choreographed rhythm, gracefully maneuvering brightly-colored fans...." title="Groups of women moved in delicate, choreographed rhythm, gracefully maneuvering brightly-colored fans...." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, hoam kiem lake 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496483658_d2n34 <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />...while others, somewhat more frighteningly, brandished makeshift swords.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496483658_d2n34" title="...while others, somewhat more frighteningly, brandished makeshift swords."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0124/496483658_d2n34-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...while others, somewhat more frighteningly, brandished makeshift swords." title="...while others, somewhat more frighteningly, brandished makeshift swords." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:17:12 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0124/496483658_d2n34-Th-3.jpg 2009-02-26 19:12:30 c5764573128d2528b37b20075d7e8ad4 adbefa5bb4a63b6afb64d90e464a2d09 e9bcddd413c4643832dab04ab9f8a9ab 28b0682c82a8b8e2b1afc8ece2fa5d69 081df6f2b9044af0f14149c7c6b77f43 8cc45ec45d8fdcc50a4a57af396104b2 a14837217013a0858e568ed8201fbcea ff064bcebaf118452331b29cf7904b8e d8d9a1060a764fa63dc7317a62cd9aa4 ...while others, somewhat more frighteningly, brandished makeshift swords. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />...while others, somewhat more frighteningly, brandished makeshift swords.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496483658_d2n34" title="...while others, somewhat more frighteningly, brandished makeshift swords."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0124/496483658_d2n34-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...while others, somewhat more frighteningly, brandished makeshift swords." title="...while others, somewhat more frighteningly, brandished makeshift swords." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, hoam kiem lake 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496494529_cGgyh <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Still others - again, both young and old - engaged in games of badminton.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496494529_cGgyh" title="Still others - again, both young and old - engaged in games of badminton."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0598/496494529_cGgyh-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Still others - again, both young and old - engaged in games of badminton." title="Still others - again, both young and old - engaged in games of badminton." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:35:35 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0598/496494529_cGgyh-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-27 18:59:18 0aca107b0a8c93ac3d8f1f1819ee405c c595378f587759d6bdec1531c0e37029 77001bdc137793f3bf084c9fc31bfbde 67557baf65eee90ca619572fd3b30528 2f6d3ddfea851ec7574f40ed4c6c324a 4fe2f1bacb02e2df507184aa4d3b808d 3e32949727f39f02f0be1aab734c9a5e 23e4344283b8f9e4624f99c74dd437b4 3d1ad4ed9108cf5e28fe73fbb5919333 Still others - again, both young and old - engaged in games of badminton. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Still others - again, both young and old - engaged in games of badminton.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496494529_cGgyh" title="Still others - again, both young and old - engaged in games of badminton."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0598/496494529_cGgyh-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Still others - again, both young and old - engaged in games of badminton." title="Still others - again, both young and old - engaged in games of badminton." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496485673_oGWYZ <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />PEDESTRIANS BEWARE - There is a "rule of the road" in Hanoi: To cross a street, walk resolutely and slowly. Don't stop. The bicyclists and motorcylists are skilled drivers, they will a ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496485673_oGWYZ" title="PEDESTRIANS BEWARE - There is a "rule of the road" in Hanoi: To cross a street, walk resolutely and slowly. Don't stop. The bicyclists and motorcylists are skilled drivers, they will a ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0183/496485673_oGWYZ-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="PEDESTRIANS BEWARE - There is a "rule of the road" in Hanoi: To cross a street, walk resolutely and slowly. Don't stop. The bicyclists and motorcylists are skilled drivers, they will a ..." title="PEDESTRIANS BEWARE - There is a "rule of the road" in Hanoi: To cross a street, walk resolutely and slowly. Don't stop. The bicyclists and motorcylists are skilled drivers, they will a ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:20:23 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0183/496485673_oGWYZ-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-26 20:51:43 6cf19e7ef061e797abbb626cdf4f3c31 22a460cecd355838813235c9a2586cb2 fa525b8585935bb7e74356fe0a82a464 fa8af40e76dc0d5ac4e83ee129f38534 0057a5bb15f865907f2b545d53400c80 0ec42eacc407ce45cd190dc89ddb97d1 bb5e65f04884038e1fcd90da7dbb2dc0 c9f0f24cb4610b2c7da95139d1a48afd a5de43b89cf07c6fe20aa9bc955f104f PEDESTRIANS BEWARE - There is a "rule of the road" in Hanoi: To cross a street, walk resolutely and slowly. Don't stop. The bicyclists and motorcylists are skilled drivers, they will a ... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />PEDESTRIANS BEWARE - There is a "rule of the road" in Hanoi: To cross a street, walk resolutely and slowly. Don't stop. The bicyclists and motorcylists are skilled drivers, they will a ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496485673_oGWYZ" title="PEDESTRIANS BEWARE - There is a "rule of the road" in Hanoi: To cross a street, walk resolutely and slowly. Don't stop. The bicyclists and motorcylists are skilled drivers, they will a ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0183/496485673_oGWYZ-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="PEDESTRIANS BEWARE - There is a "rule of the road" in Hanoi: To cross a street, walk resolutely and slowly. Don't stop. The bicyclists and motorcylists are skilled drivers, they will a ..." title="PEDESTRIANS BEWARE - There is a "rule of the road" in Hanoi: To cross a street, walk resolutely and slowly. Don't stop. The bicyclists and motorcylists are skilled drivers, they will a ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496489633_z3h4y <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />The Vietnamese seem to manage walking on the streets with no problems - even with heavy burdens. Why walk in the streets? Sidewalks are impassable - they are too valuable as parking lots ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496489633_z3h4y" title="The Vietnamese seem to manage walking on the streets with no problems - even with heavy burdens. Why walk in the streets? Sidewalks are impassable - they are too valuable as parking lots ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0365/496489633_z3h4y-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The Vietnamese seem to manage walking on the streets with no problems - even with heavy burdens. Why walk in the streets? Sidewalks are impassable - they are too valuable as parking lots ..." title="The Vietnamese seem to manage walking on the streets with no problems - even with heavy burdens. Why walk in the streets? Sidewalks are impassable - they are too valuable as parking lots ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:26:58 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0365/496489633_z3h4y-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-26 23:28:13 8893c6022495f626472ea853a0c54eb7 1c24b1c075c53cc80cfa6a37aa3fbfdb 10f5d860d9c018e14e757fdffc08b7e7 b0e4e49f28c2417c4cad69ded52f44f2 8d5424e33ca9abc9fe63484683c29b43 fd17286f8d66355c28cbf599618b76ae d916f301a703fa10ca616728d31f8c9d b0f091b2822c9e45d11b7ef006b0cecc 57769df1e1e5deba3fd0bd82ea92bace The Vietnamese seem to manage walking on the streets with no problems - even with heavy burdens. Why walk in the streets? Sidewalks are impassable - they are too valuable as parking lots ... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />The Vietnamese seem to manage walking on the streets with no problems - even with heavy burdens. Why walk in the streets? Sidewalks are impassable - they are too valuable as parking lots ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496489633_z3h4y" title="The Vietnamese seem to manage walking on the streets with no problems - even with heavy burdens. Why walk in the streets? Sidewalks are impassable - they are too valuable as parking lots ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0365/496489633_z3h4y-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The Vietnamese seem to manage walking on the streets with no problems - even with heavy burdens. Why walk in the streets? Sidewalks are impassable - they are too valuable as parking lots ..." title="The Vietnamese seem to manage walking on the streets with no problems - even with heavy burdens. Why walk in the streets? Sidewalks are impassable - they are too valuable as parking lots ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#502229279_yf9af <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Still, it's a little intimidating to cross a street when confronting this typical scene...and knowing that the motorcyclists pay as much attention to stoplights as they do to crosswalks.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#502229279_yf9af" title="Still, it's a little intimidating to cross a street when confronting this typical scene...and knowing that the motorcyclists pay as much attention to stoplights as they do to crosswalks."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC2840/502229279_yf9af-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Still, it's a little intimidating to cross a street when confronting this typical scene...and knowing that the motorcyclists pay as much attention to stoplights as they do to crosswalks." title="Still, it's a little intimidating to cross a street when confronting this typical scene...and knowing that the motorcyclists pay as much attention to stoplights as they do to crosswalks." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:18:29 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC2840/502229279_yf9af-Th.jpg 2009-03-10 19:35:43 14f4930be3f66a4756a3b4b390701189 1df888bf503347ab4161e2e03b141faa 15531ad63f4e5e917369a216c210ac80 2977b1740a1aa6b4b5535c72df85667c d7434224293f09d529a376bca6c59898 4c8c2be85f27aee3c9da3bfe687d846d 275e8e1c21f6a6e7fe502c066604e1a2 f7f4124e2efcffc870329ea49898bdb7 96cf79a367b09eaa28ad726a756f418c Still, it's a little intimidating to cross a street when confronting this typical scene...and knowing that the motorcyclists pay as much attention to stoplights as they do to crosswalks. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Still, it's a little intimidating to cross a street when confronting this typical scene...and knowing that the motorcyclists pay as much attention to stoplights as they do to crosswalks.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#502229279_yf9af" title="Still, it's a little intimidating to cross a street when confronting this typical scene...and knowing that the motorcyclists pay as much attention to stoplights as they do to crosswalks."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC2840/502229279_yf9af-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Still, it's a little intimidating to cross a street when confronting this typical scene...and knowing that the motorcyclists pay as much attention to stoplights as they do to crosswalks." title="Still, it's a little intimidating to cross a street when confronting this typical scene...and knowing that the motorcyclists pay as much attention to stoplights as they do to crosswalks." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#502011595_zquwD <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Despite the hazards, walking is an excellent way to see some of the best sections of Hanoi. Our hotel - the Thang Long Opera Hotel - was located just a few blocks from Hoan Kiem Lake and th ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#502011595_zquwD" title="Despite the hazards, walking is an excellent way to see some of the best sections of Hanoi. Our hotel - the Thang Long Opera Hotel - was located just a few blocks from Hoan Kiem Lake and th ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/HanoiHotelMap/502011595_zquwD-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Despite the hazards, walking is an excellent way to see some of the best sections of Hanoi. Our hotel - the Thang Long Opera Hotel - was located just a few blocks from Hoan Kiem Lake and th ..." title="Despite the hazards, walking is an excellent way to see some of the best sections of Hanoi. Our hotel - the Thang Long Opera Hotel - was located just a few blocks from Hoan Kiem Lake and th ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:18:09 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/HanoiHotelMap/502011595_zquwD-Th-3.jpg 3e28cf64929ca2f032632028959578bd 1927ee8862ec0299891f9ae64fb87c1c f73a9eabb55b2a6ef951a48517e7683f 65ee9a657166e62aa23f8df4375998ff 8ea7272a08d878de542965aaee69e8d9 0b266a2c47424346f7f767431c3f1277 226fc4e6d9bd934cfefb8f0f72a27449 7a95be0f31e07537c1f63d3ceac6e441 02d6ad87cd67c1901fe6874cfa813ef9 Despite the hazards, walking is an excellent way to see some of the best sections of Hanoi. Our hotel - the Thang Long Opera Hotel - was located just a few blocks from Hoan Kiem Lake and th ... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Despite the hazards, walking is an excellent way to see some of the best sections of Hanoi. Our hotel - the Thang Long Opera Hotel - was located just a few blocks from Hoan Kiem Lake and th ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#502011595_zquwD" title="Despite the hazards, walking is an excellent way to see some of the best sections of Hanoi. Our hotel - the Thang Long Opera Hotel - was located just a few blocks from Hoan Kiem Lake and th ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/HanoiHotelMap/502011595_zquwD-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Despite the hazards, walking is an excellent way to see some of the best sections of Hanoi. Our hotel - the Thang Long Opera Hotel - was located just a few blocks from Hoan Kiem Lake and th ..." title="Despite the hazards, walking is an excellent way to see some of the best sections of Hanoi. Our hotel - the Thang Long Opera Hotel - was located just a few blocks from Hoan Kiem Lake and th ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496500470_LxYG4 <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />We were just a short walk away from the French colonial-style Sofitel Metropole Hotel, built in 1901, and its sidewalk display of vintage automobiles.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496500470_LxYG4" title="We were just a short walk away from the French colonial-style Sofitel Metropole Hotel, built in 1901, and its sidewalk display of vintage automobiles."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0870/496500470_LxYG4-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="We were just a short walk away from the French colonial-style Sofitel Metropole Hotel, built in 1901, and its sidewalk display of vintage automobiles." title="We were just a short walk away from the French colonial-style Sofitel Metropole Hotel, built in 1901, and its sidewalk display of vintage automobiles." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:45:08 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0870/496500470_LxYG4-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-28 05:34:44 cc9097ac39e5b44e7fd8a0354560746d d7f2a01e5e04facfb122bf36fa9b2b99 097858a5aef595fac34f578e6cb378c5 420a40b28df0d3c560f8f43a653383c1 a19bf014731b089ab3861ca4c1be043d f995364db9e587fe81656b112e447b61 5b15a1c9e5d2fbda6453c9f0103c1018 90840fea14f93b1be1e5a79ad7112988 adb37fb17d3dae55fc7b1460a18f4983 We were just a short walk away from the French colonial-style Sofitel Metropole Hotel, built in 1901, and its sidewalk display of vintage automobiles. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />We were just a short walk away from the French colonial-style Sofitel Metropole Hotel, built in 1901, and its sidewalk display of vintage automobiles.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496500470_LxYG4" title="We were just a short walk away from the French colonial-style Sofitel Metropole Hotel, built in 1901, and its sidewalk display of vintage automobiles."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0870/496500470_LxYG4-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="We were just a short walk away from the French colonial-style Sofitel Metropole Hotel, built in 1901, and its sidewalk display of vintage automobiles." title="We were just a short walk away from the French colonial-style Sofitel Metropole Hotel, built in 1901, and its sidewalk display of vintage automobiles." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496500320_diMVn <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Inside the Metropole, our merry group of travelers gathered for drinks in the elegant atmosphere of colonial Hanoi</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496500320_diMVn" title="Inside the Metropole, our merry group of travelers gathered for drinks in the elegant atmosphere of colonial Hanoi"><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0869/496500320_diMVn-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Inside the Metropole, our merry group of travelers gathered for drinks in the elegant atmosphere of colonial Hanoi" title="Inside the Metropole, our merry group of travelers gathered for drinks in the elegant atmosphere of colonial Hanoi" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:44:56 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0869/496500320_diMVn-Th-3.jpg 2009-02-28 04:23:25 ad7558bb9ed197a5a1d2799ca46b4441 38075457c251a65310c3f8eeff7e2dae 343dc1d64668b82ffd6bf11ffcd52f82 bb95bcfd4300e6fbafba0ba899998261 1e2175cc69672b255bbb09146c642795 2eb723775cc011b6c7558fa5a5bc39d0 16d20917c7fbe6f3acf5824096f2c409 9ec794bd58c630a796392a909d5bd7e1 65771aad7363baaf3665a3fcdfff6c3d Inside the Metropole, our merry group of travelers gathered for drinks in the elegant atmosphere of colonial Hanoi <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Inside the Metropole, our merry group of travelers gathered for drinks in the elegant atmosphere of colonial Hanoi</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496500320_diMVn" title="Inside the Metropole, our merry group of travelers gathered for drinks in the elegant atmosphere of colonial Hanoi"><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0869/496500320_diMVn-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Inside the Metropole, our merry group of travelers gathered for drinks in the elegant atmosphere of colonial Hanoi" title="Inside the Metropole, our merry group of travelers gathered for drinks in the elegant atmosphere of colonial Hanoi" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, metropole 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#501924997_mBHax <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />A TOUR OF THE OLD QUARTER - One day, we boarded "cyclo-rickshaws" and joined Hanoi's frenetic, mechanized mayhem for a quick tour around the Old Quarter.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#501924997_mBHax" title="A TOUR OF THE OLD QUARTER - One day, we boarded "cyclo-rickshaws" and joined Hanoi's frenetic, mechanized mayhem for a quick tour around the Old Quarter."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/Cyclorickshaws/501924997_mBHax-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="A TOUR OF THE OLD QUARTER - One day, we boarded "cyclo-rickshaws" and joined Hanoi's frenetic, mechanized mayhem for a quick tour around the Old Quarter." title="A TOUR OF THE OLD QUARTER - One day, we boarded "cyclo-rickshaws" and joined Hanoi's frenetic, mechanized mayhem for a quick tour around the Old Quarter." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:36:58 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/Cyclorickshaws/501924997_mBHax-Th-3.jpg db48646a37fdca86b5f4c3d69dc5d351 485b00634304d124b68f28597445b956 39493e5c977713a7db379e85bcc985f0 27ed998899fef4fd1ee315b5c9ed8edf a47bbb6af5f1fbc1ff53fddba07faaa9 56cffa8fbf6c49f49c334b3fccb8ece7 8333c8cae3762c6d23caa4eb68c32cf2 7daa62585935747f05fd7127e0f3f996 cfa2b5841a87bc3883e90ededd091d47 A TOUR OF THE OLD QUARTER - One day, we boarded "cyclo-rickshaws" and joined Hanoi's frenetic, mechanized mayhem for a quick tour around the Old Quarter. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />A TOUR OF THE OLD QUARTER - One day, we boarded "cyclo-rickshaws" and joined Hanoi's frenetic, mechanized mayhem for a quick tour around the Old Quarter.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#501924997_mBHax" title="A TOUR OF THE OLD QUARTER - One day, we boarded "cyclo-rickshaws" and joined Hanoi's frenetic, mechanized mayhem for a quick tour around the Old Quarter."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/Cyclorickshaws/501924997_mBHax-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="A TOUR OF THE OLD QUARTER - One day, we boarded "cyclo-rickshaws" and joined Hanoi's frenetic, mechanized mayhem for a quick tour around the Old Quarter." title="A TOUR OF THE OLD QUARTER - One day, we boarded "cyclo-rickshaws" and joined Hanoi's frenetic, mechanized mayhem for a quick tour around the Old Quarter." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel cyclorickshaw, vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, cyclo 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#502689357_iVWqW <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Loretta is in place and ready to rumble through the Old Quarter....</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#502689357_iVWqW" title="Loretta is in place and ready to rumble through the Old Quarter...."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0160/502689357_iVWqW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Loretta is in place and ready to rumble through the Old Quarter...." title="Loretta is in place and ready to rumble through the Old Quarter...." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:52:11 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0160/502689357_iVWqW-Th.jpg 2009-02-26 20:37:45 5ab8d3e2dc69a142991e881965adbe37 3ffb42659bdec857c56e832ef33a241c 88cfb9cc3015608f547d132e2d5024a6 d9df488ef0762a8afa4d51e16801a45c b059ffef30ffccc02e0ce5e3d2d2fe78 c721dd1a075e92203d2d4021d7255124 8281738279750a2e35c1dc7098cba6fc 26fd46d0863231017259caaacc33df24 8f072018a832582df440748904ef6464 Loretta is in place and ready to rumble through the Old Quarter.... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Loretta is in place and ready to rumble through the Old Quarter....</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#502689357_iVWqW" title="Loretta is in place and ready to rumble through the Old Quarter...."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0160/502689357_iVWqW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Loretta is in place and ready to rumble through the Old Quarter...." title="Loretta is in place and ready to rumble through the Old Quarter...." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, cyclorickshaw, cyclo, old quarter 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#502689327_y2P4R <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />...while Pat and Eleanor are probably wondering at this point whether "cyclos" have seat belts.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#502689327_y2P4R" title="...while Pat and Eleanor are probably wondering at this point whether "cyclos" have seat belts."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0163/502689327_y2P4R-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...while Pat and Eleanor are probably wondering at this point whether "cyclos" have seat belts." title="...while Pat and Eleanor are probably wondering at this point whether "cyclos" have seat belts." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:52:06 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0163/502689327_y2P4R-Th.jpg 2009-02-26 20:38:44 05211d40b7c90458bd6d701c83b6a9ba 627fddbbdc03ff689905fb7303bfa0f0 9322fcc7b7400b43ed1e2f7fc1993bd8 0e1808ac423cc81b6ba399dacc235ba9 3c8d14b35f80143d5fe4fb8e1a413052 a3f6594e25aeec826f25ac1d752e23e0 219be35bfd35e88391a869b9daf244af 726889585582ac0e136df0324a177168 ec5793b8a5f2e8e755fb8b60db8505fb ...while Pat and Eleanor are probably wondering at this point whether "cyclos" have seat belts. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />...while Pat and Eleanor are probably wondering at this point whether "cyclos" have seat belts.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#502689327_y2P4R" title="...while Pat and Eleanor are probably wondering at this point whether "cyclos" have seat belts."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0163/502689327_y2P4R-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...while Pat and Eleanor are probably wondering at this point whether "cyclos" have seat belts." title="...while Pat and Eleanor are probably wondering at this point whether "cyclos" have seat belts." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, cyclorickshaw, cyclo, old quarter 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496487808_GgbGg <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />MARX IS PROBABLY SPINNING IN HIS GRAVE - Hanoi's Old Quarter has been a cauldron of commerce for nearly 400 years. Every square inch throbs with centuries-rooted capitalism.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496487808_GgbGg" title="MARX IS PROBABLY SPINNING IN HIS GRAVE - Hanoi's Old Quarter has been a cauldron of commerce for nearly 400 years. Every square inch throbs with centuries-rooted capitalism."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0242/496487808_GgbGg-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="MARX IS PROBABLY SPINNING IN HIS GRAVE - Hanoi's Old Quarter has been a cauldron of commerce for nearly 400 years. Every square inch throbs with centuries-rooted capitalism." title="MARX IS PROBABLY SPINNING IN HIS GRAVE - Hanoi's Old Quarter has been a cauldron of commerce for nearly 400 years. Every square inch throbs with centuries-rooted capitalism." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:23:40 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0242/496487808_GgbGg-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-26 21:16:39 6fc67492b39c1b8055139a04f99b08e0 f67b7fcb3f35a3ddac632ce02e79234c 1bd8a288b771d6a3a661dfc6bd927980 7b371dd7668b5a18c4bad7eff533998c 429c2e91119e3db45e6babc70dcb80c0 b4770b7b1ffbd09d7a1da8784c26fc1a 49c3d2dc8d010bfeb82f4fdd752948e6 adb9e26d0f49ddcfb989a8991e511ead 3c6a41274f76926285f892e356e10d37 MARX IS PROBABLY SPINNING IN HIS GRAVE - Hanoi's Old Quarter has been a cauldron of commerce for nearly 400 years. Every square inch throbs with centuries-rooted capitalism. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />MARX IS PROBABLY SPINNING IN HIS GRAVE - Hanoi's Old Quarter has been a cauldron of commerce for nearly 400 years. Every square inch throbs with centuries-rooted capitalism.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496487808_GgbGg" title="MARX IS PROBABLY SPINNING IN HIS GRAVE - Hanoi's Old Quarter has been a cauldron of commerce for nearly 400 years. Every square inch throbs with centuries-rooted capitalism."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0242/496487808_GgbGg-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="MARX IS PROBABLY SPINNING IN HIS GRAVE - Hanoi's Old Quarter has been a cauldron of commerce for nearly 400 years. Every square inch throbs with centuries-rooted capitalism." title="MARX IS PROBABLY SPINNING IN HIS GRAVE - Hanoi's Old Quarter has been a cauldron of commerce for nearly 400 years. Every square inch throbs with centuries-rooted capitalism." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, cyclorickshaw, cyclo, old quarter 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#502678850_J7aaC <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />As it has been for centuries, the Old Quarter is a tree-lined labyrinth of merchant shops...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#502678850_J7aaC" title="As it has been for centuries, the Old Quarter is a tree-lined labyrinth of merchant shops..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0211/502678850_J7aaC-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="As it has been for centuries, the Old Quarter is a tree-lined labyrinth of merchant shops..." title="As it has been for centuries, the Old Quarter is a tree-lined labyrinth of merchant shops..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:22:43 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0211/502678850_J7aaC-Th-1.jpg 2009-02-26 21:01:58 971a9592d74309f1a582a62f84f0d4cc 904a419d9b10e9935d875ae024a493db 55ed2d5c16cef7d5c65e247800eed0fe 572d637a793d4faba1b4e268fbf6b546 6f32b331545ff50be5a129824512db5f 27da31fb2da31ab8e7afb473f74dd40f 49379a580792b37a74fa84d29a3e46e4 4964c1a1342cf46e47ee5bed3af514e8 39140effed6b74f70c1a52b8c7cf606f As it has been for centuries, the Old Quarter is a tree-lined labyrinth of merchant shops... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />As it has been for centuries, the Old Quarter is a tree-lined labyrinth of merchant shops...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#502678850_J7aaC" title="As it has been for centuries, the Old Quarter is a tree-lined labyrinth of merchant shops..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0211/502678850_J7aaC-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="As it has been for centuries, the Old Quarter is a tree-lined labyrinth of merchant shops..." title="As it has been for centuries, the Old Quarter is a tree-lined labyrinth of merchant shops..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, old quarter 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#502679000_mB9Cn <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />...virtually of them overflowing with goods. Each of the Old Quarter's 36 meandering streets was originally named after an artisan trade: Hang Chieu, or "mat street;" Hang Dieu, or "pipe s ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#502679000_mB9Cn" title="...virtually of them overflowing with goods. Each of the Old Quarter's 36 meandering streets was originally named after an artisan trade: Hang Chieu, or "mat street;" Hang Dieu, or "pipe s ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0245/502679000_mB9Cn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...virtually of them overflowing with goods. Each of the Old Quarter's 36 meandering streets was originally named after an artisan trade: Hang Chieu, or "mat street;" Hang Dieu, or "pipe s ..." title="...virtually of them overflowing with goods. Each of the Old Quarter's 36 meandering streets was originally named after an artisan trade: Hang Chieu, or "mat street;" Hang Dieu, or "pipe s ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:23:09 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0245/502679000_mB9Cn-Th.jpg 2009-02-26 21:17:53 db57c272245f67755474fc55e5447247 750009ae9bc6a74415da9a8346402997 dcbecd78a288ca890f7bdf41fba68143 555354968ef5fd27e1c7897b1b545db6 0bab2920cbb8f186b9ad7f466f08c80e e181cfe567f7095754a7226d1d4deff9 4b6067837c654ad7a026920fbe4f0ced 1f5152150682330390d43b8052e7ad6d a0c2bfe840871086d94630bd783154d2 ...virtually of them overflowing with goods. Each of the Old Quarter's 36 meandering streets was originally named after an artisan trade: Hang Chieu, or "mat street;" Hang Dieu, or "pipe s ... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />...virtually of them overflowing with goods. Each of the Old Quarter's 36 meandering streets was originally named after an artisan trade: Hang Chieu, or "mat street;" Hang Dieu, or "pipe s ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#502679000_mB9Cn" title="...virtually of them overflowing with goods. Each of the Old Quarter's 36 meandering streets was originally named after an artisan trade: Hang Chieu, or "mat street;" Hang Dieu, or "pipe s ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0245/502679000_mB9Cn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...virtually of them overflowing with goods. Each of the Old Quarter's 36 meandering streets was originally named after an artisan trade: Hang Chieu, or "mat street;" Hang Dieu, or "pipe s ..." title="...virtually of them overflowing with goods. Each of the Old Quarter's 36 meandering streets was originally named after an artisan trade: Hang Chieu, or "mat street;" Hang Dieu, or "pipe s ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, old quarter 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496486206_3JDbK <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Shops, merchants, and merchandise - piles and piles of products - line the Old Quarter's cramped streets.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496486206_3JDbK" title="Shops, merchants, and merchandise - piles and piles of products - line the Old Quarter's cramped streets."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0194/496486206_3JDbK-Th-6.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Shops, merchants, and merchandise - piles and piles of products - line the Old Quarter's cramped streets." title="Shops, merchants, and merchandise - piles and piles of products - line the Old Quarter's cramped streets." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:21:10 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0194/496486206_3JDbK-Th-6.jpg 2009-02-26 20:56:18 3c376de312cf34776eb08b89fea4509c 4677021d537439e45d67d29cb3f5cf79 ea6aa8f3a3798af86e00728723800424 7611fb6bc1fea6cc18804eafa0be62b4 91413960738e31508732fec7a14a4393 b6afa0772c5386f68a7746ed36d28d37 3095bd0e302facbff5168c410cef7166 febf92d10c10ba32f08cad0c7bd7335f 6f2097aa618d52e28db4d9efc5281b7a Shops, merchants, and merchandise - piles and piles of products - line the Old Quarter's cramped streets. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Shops, merchants, and merchandise - piles and piles of products - line the Old Quarter's cramped streets.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496486206_3JDbK" title="Shops, merchants, and merchandise - piles and piles of products - line the Old Quarter's cramped streets."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0194/496486206_3JDbK-Th-6.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Shops, merchants, and merchandise - piles and piles of products - line the Old Quarter's cramped streets." title="Shops, merchants, and merchandise - piles and piles of products - line the Old Quarter's cramped streets." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, old quarter 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496487394_CTmBq <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Even where the sidewalks are under repair, hawkers still ply their products.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496487394_CTmBq" title="Even where the sidewalks are under repair, hawkers still ply their products."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0241/496487394_CTmBq-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Even where the sidewalks are under repair, hawkers still ply their products." title="Even where the sidewalks are under repair, hawkers still ply their products." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:23:03 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0241/496487394_CTmBq-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-26 21:15:51 ec585a5e6c3f94e57561c7f5c1aba849 b8a2429f7f39e191fff66586979474f9 e89fa122e6dcdf3ec61c125e5933ff5e 2a77ea41b97e8b1fb42c242813818409 1dee65d29f72b53887f79288f570dcd3 11d78cf7efbc914236de260334cff357 60eb720f1ef2eedf43c9fb1356ca4474 d0f097adb61903d23076a6cae94bade8 8934341b3f641d986e4eec158e385396 Even where the sidewalks are under repair, hawkers still ply their products. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Even where the sidewalks are under repair, hawkers still ply their products.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496487394_CTmBq" title="Even where the sidewalks are under repair, hawkers still ply their products."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0241/496487394_CTmBq-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Even where the sidewalks are under repair, hawkers still ply their products." title="Even where the sidewalks are under repair, hawkers still ply their products." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, old quarter 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496486371_yXH8W <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Masses of delivery motorbikes swarm through the Old Quarter - most loaded to the max. Yes, that's toilet paper.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496486371_yXH8W" title="Masses of delivery motorbikes swarm through the Old Quarter - most loaded to the max. Yes, that's toilet paper."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0212/496486371_yXH8W-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Masses of delivery motorbikes swarm through the Old Quarter - most loaded to the max. Yes, that's toilet paper." title="Masses of delivery motorbikes swarm through the Old Quarter - most loaded to the max. Yes, that's toilet paper." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:21:26 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0212/496486371_yXH8W-Th-3.jpg 2009-02-26 21:02:14 4e29068787adace67e4bb2677a1d6342 4f03d5add1ff5aed8e53199a2ef07e41 a73577441735804dab0aa817f754a465 55d22c95dc4476f27b1f58ad41c163f3 00ca5972f213cfa334f4c7c08054be2f 423a05852d3a4c2d0a78c8420ca9a6b0 dc2e8d4c48b182be050635617a6ad63a 7136237bc3782bbc6ad8c392daf86f0d 4f93df11f2397f782da54dfa7b91ea73 Masses of delivery motorbikes swarm through the Old Quarter - most loaded to the max. Yes, that's toilet paper. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Masses of delivery motorbikes swarm through the Old Quarter - most loaded to the max. Yes, that's toilet paper.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496486371_yXH8W" title="Masses of delivery motorbikes swarm through the Old Quarter - most loaded to the max. Yes, that's toilet paper."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0212/496486371_yXH8W-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Masses of delivery motorbikes swarm through the Old Quarter - most loaded to the max. Yes, that's toilet paper." title="Masses of delivery motorbikes swarm through the Old Quarter - most loaded to the max. Yes, that's toilet paper." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, old quarter 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496488009_pEA7R <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Bicycles are piled high with goods being delivered to local shops.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496488009_pEA7R" title="Bicycles are piled high with goods being delivered to local shops."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0247/496488009_pEA7R-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bicycles are piled high with goods being delivered to local shops." title="Bicycles are piled high with goods being delivered to local shops." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:24:01 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0247/496488009_pEA7R-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-26 21:18:44 8736c51c4ed55a04459651ec6b4d714e 07f1d2d9d0a12a42934f2104fee3bb8a 37f9d4b5590a44634a20df07e1af1a92 3e25afbac4f04a0ac826e905d1cda195 f11d207a7a44cc91f5e4f08c4e8c1312 218a190d0c60ec76c92c1b17e783fbb8 664ffde0584483c90c5795d68dce569a c9740cac8cd22db98467be41ec17bf52 d693135dc2e33114d4c1172e3e0059e4 Bicycles are piled high with goods being delivered to local shops. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Bicycles are piled high with goods being delivered to local shops.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496488009_pEA7R" title="Bicycles are piled high with goods being delivered to local shops."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0247/496488009_pEA7R-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bicycles are piled high with goods being delivered to local shops." title="Bicycles are piled high with goods being delivered to local shops." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, old quarter 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496487776_jsYyL <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />And when we thought we had seen everything, we came across this delivery boy with, yes, a sofa strapped to his motorscooter.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496487776_jsYyL" title="And when we thought we had seen everything, we came across this delivery boy with, yes, a sofa strapped to his motorscooter."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0246/496487776_jsYyL-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="And when we thought we had seen everything, we came across this delivery boy with, yes, a sofa strapped to his motorscooter." title="And when we thought we had seen everything, we came across this delivery boy with, yes, a sofa strapped to his motorscooter." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:23:38 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0246/496487776_jsYyL-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-26 21:18:08 a8ab51a05a77014ce3087d57cdf3b076 b37480c1068b44a78c11a3fc268e0980 4928e03574b3c8df2e2a63830840bfe4 7fb8beb3d4ff8f4e51186536cc96aded cd5a0abb171a6fe51792e1f45cd30dc0 47ea9f1368c6eec5d6f79005f48ce159 3cdd2955190ea59503f0201d8dcec84f aa1801f54cdc176493810f0b8a6f5113 b75fd5a4206e6f71bdbf6419f148a873 And when we thought we had seen everything, we came across this delivery boy with, yes, a sofa strapped to his motorscooter. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />And when we thought we had seen everything, we came across this delivery boy with, yes, a sofa strapped to his motorscooter.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496487776_jsYyL" title="And when we thought we had seen everything, we came across this delivery boy with, yes, a sofa strapped to his motorscooter."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0246/496487776_jsYyL-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="And when we thought we had seen everything, we came across this delivery boy with, yes, a sofa strapped to his motorscooter." title="And when we thought we had seen everything, we came across this delivery boy with, yes, a sofa strapped to his motorscooter." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, old quarter 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496486743_eaPPZ <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Obviously, to make the rounds in the Old Quarter, you have to have wheels - even pink ones.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496486743_eaPPZ" title="Obviously, to make the rounds in the Old Quarter, you have to have wheels - even pink ones."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0218/496486743_eaPPZ-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Obviously, to make the rounds in the Old Quarter, you have to have wheels - even pink ones." title="Obviously, to make the rounds in the Old Quarter, you have to have wheels - even pink ones." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:22:03 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0218/496486743_eaPPZ-Th-3.jpg 2009-02-26 21:05:17 d1e2f943969485a470c6fe8fca5d3a74 05a96b645bae788828c67f7f060e7cfc 2193402b9f87232eca11efea3eba35a8 bd9ddd8d3a583f73d8f2bce187a50b87 2872aa63999617f74dd646d5f1d295c1 0f55831b6994df2d4bdc4dd69ad90008 cae51bed3170b78a51e529a529411683 d902fcc314aaf5e4f82a6bff7de30fec 2a1d29df4494e4445feadbd9f34d1fb4 Obviously, to make the rounds in the Old Quarter, you have to have wheels - even pink ones. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Obviously, to make the rounds in the Old Quarter, you have to have wheels - even pink ones.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496486743_eaPPZ" title="Obviously, to make the rounds in the Old Quarter, you have to have wheels - even pink ones."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0218/496486743_eaPPZ-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Obviously, to make the rounds in the Old Quarter, you have to have wheels - even pink ones." title="Obviously, to make the rounds in the Old Quarter, you have to have wheels - even pink ones." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, old quarter 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496486351_t9odH <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Some of the local vendors were content to sit and watch daily life - and the tourists - pass by....</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496486351_t9odH" title="Some of the local vendors were content to sit and watch daily life - and the tourists - pass by...."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0202/496486351_t9odH-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Some of the local vendors were content to sit and watch daily life - and the tourists - pass by...." title="Some of the local vendors were content to sit and watch daily life - and the tourists - pass by...." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:21:24 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0202/496486351_t9odH-Th-3.jpg 2009-02-26 20:58:47 6b85955e72841fa7abecf16bf9e3c535 4b2b1b03b0d59652976ae15fb26ac8e1 7db504374598b584a4a70c1f42af6095 1d84bfe991e51ad35ebb2be2dc401eb5 91a7cfa3c6762b575ad27451785f5982 f1e5f50fbe02bd46212abf1f200b4b3d 4ec391e422610ad4a6d166793dbd83b2 8de34796e36bb01177c7d140fa3a9d41 f449ffe83b4d31f900bcb5d98c027198 Some of the local vendors were content to sit and watch daily life - and the tourists - pass by.... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Some of the local vendors were content to sit and watch daily life - and the tourists - pass by....</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496486351_t9odH" title="Some of the local vendors were content to sit and watch daily life - and the tourists - pass by...."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0202/496486351_t9odH-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Some of the local vendors were content to sit and watch daily life - and the tourists - pass by...." title="Some of the local vendors were content to sit and watch daily life - and the tourists - pass by...." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, old quarter 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496486663_w9YNT <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />...while others seem to enjoy the parade of camera-toting foreigners that came careening by them.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496486663_w9YNT" title="...while others seem to enjoy the parade of camera-toting foreigners that came careening by them."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0237/496486663_w9YNT-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...while others seem to enjoy the parade of camera-toting foreigners that came careening by them." title="...while others seem to enjoy the parade of camera-toting foreigners that came careening by them." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:21:55 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0237/496486663_w9YNT-Th-3.jpg 2009-02-26 21:12:58 315bc7557063efedf86cfaa50f5cb554 1abff983a9b74cdde8927d24abe0b539 fd65522fb1dc3cb29583c27e5f845147 95acf486a93de0587ab1152b1767fd8a 4e1c87f01a988d16e679e690dc645c6f 047e9fe04339e1371745baed039f7cc0 d34c13224100c418a3f6f8b68d86df28 218b27c408686727f8821ed0c030ad20 619ffe681ee281d64dd7af4dafbd44aa ...while others seem to enjoy the parade of camera-toting foreigners that came careening by them. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />...while others seem to enjoy the parade of camera-toting foreigners that came careening by them.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496486663_w9YNT" title="...while others seem to enjoy the parade of camera-toting foreigners that came careening by them."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0237/496486663_w9YNT-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...while others seem to enjoy the parade of camera-toting foreigners that came careening by them." title="...while others seem to enjoy the parade of camera-toting foreigners that came careening by them." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, old quarter 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#502678868_76a8s <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Crossing intersections in the Old Quarter today poses more of a challenge than in the less-congested past, but Hanoians seem to cope just fine.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#502678868_76a8s" title="Crossing intersections in the Old Quarter today poses more of a challenge than in the less-congested past, but Hanoians seem to cope just fine."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0203/502678868_76a8s-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Crossing intersections in the Old Quarter today poses more of a challenge than in the less-congested past, but Hanoians seem to cope just fine." title="Crossing intersections in the Old Quarter today poses more of a challenge than in the less-congested past, but Hanoians seem to cope just fine." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:22:46 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0203/502678868_76a8s-Th.jpg 2009-02-26 20:59:10 f7dfebfdad04efe020ca2fad709b23d0 4bc965203ee917bdb273f005e760ea19 0216e0c4328bb21c1dc3ed7df4ae6870 a33b659411a9ddd6df7dfe83c0394ae7 dc6049aeeda6bb455ecb4867df248b15 5bc2596fffb6d0ab17e512f2e9120102 d9cd51fdca26189bdce93ee067f03ed1 021e5417694fce76c0382edbae54f172 264fadfb8c18c009ace7e8d69b95c9b7 Crossing intersections in the Old Quarter today poses more of a challenge than in the less-congested past, but Hanoians seem to cope just fine. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Crossing intersections in the Old Quarter today poses more of a challenge than in the less-congested past, but Hanoians seem to cope just fine.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#502678868_76a8s" title="Crossing intersections in the Old Quarter today poses more of a challenge than in the less-congested past, but Hanoians seem to cope just fine."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0203/502678868_76a8s-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Crossing intersections in the Old Quarter today poses more of a challenge than in the less-congested past, but Hanoians seem to cope just fine." title="Crossing intersections in the Old Quarter today poses more of a challenge than in the less-congested past, but Hanoians seem to cope just fine." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, old quarter 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#502678783_wb5hc <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />As our ride came to an end, Jeanne and Loretta seemed to enjoy the experience (or maybe they just liked being in front of me).</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#502678783_wb5hc" title="As our ride came to an end, Jeanne and Loretta seemed to enjoy the experience (or maybe they just liked being in front of me)."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0255/502678783_wb5hc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="As our ride came to an end, Jeanne and Loretta seemed to enjoy the experience (or maybe they just liked being in front of me)." title="As our ride came to an end, Jeanne and Loretta seemed to enjoy the experience (or maybe they just liked being in front of me)." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:22:31 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0255/502678783_wb5hc-Th.jpg 2009-02-26 21:22:28 6250af1fe9af9211e4795eac1441126f 1ff6502005eaf8c19f56168612c631f4 566596056ffe37228bfe65cf124ee2e7 ffa2a21f071e0a99dd804f995bc4202e be1efcd1fd1127007cdf52005a1053e5 ecf66746831c28e2b2208f428067daec 7de766985d78f9574465d5f6c9b7b9dd 484b95ea871b6bc720befbf8966dec46 a1242e263227a198bb9c2142c51ecb8a As our ride came to an end, Jeanne and Loretta seemed to enjoy the experience (or maybe they just liked being in front of me). <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />As our ride came to an end, Jeanne and Loretta seemed to enjoy the experience (or maybe they just liked being in front of me).</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#502678783_wb5hc" title="As our ride came to an end, Jeanne and Loretta seemed to enjoy the experience (or maybe they just liked being in front of me)."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0255/502678783_wb5hc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="As our ride came to an end, Jeanne and Loretta seemed to enjoy the experience (or maybe they just liked being in front of me)." title="As our ride came to an end, Jeanne and Loretta seemed to enjoy the experience (or maybe they just liked being in front of me)." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, old quarter, cyclorickshaw 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496488445_zunoF <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />A MONUMENT TO "UNCLE HO" - Our cyclos dropped us off close enough to walk to Ba Dinh Square and the imposing Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. It was on this spot on September 2, 1945, that Ho Chi Min ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496488445_zunoF" title="A MONUMENT TO "UNCLE HO" - Our cyclos dropped us off close enough to walk to Ba Dinh Square and the imposing Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. It was on this spot on September 2, 1945, that Ho Chi Min ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0271/496488445_zunoF-Th-10.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="A MONUMENT TO "UNCLE HO" - Our cyclos dropped us off close enough to walk to Ba Dinh Square and the imposing Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. It was on this spot on September 2, 1945, that Ho Chi Min ..." title="A MONUMENT TO "UNCLE HO" - Our cyclos dropped us off close enough to walk to Ba Dinh Square and the imposing Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. It was on this spot on September 2, 1945, that Ho Chi Min ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:24:48 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0271/496488445_zunoF-Th-10.jpg 2009-02-26 21:40:24 5e330a7090ae6184bd8ca9a122fc944e c7d4a0a0835b6f43f731e5f8aa447fe3 3dbd43b084027845b96eb5986c0ac6d1 5be26fd1ef99d124b3b210d4e61c5225 5106d6625fc3f1a7759216a2304e9752 bea1e9ff4e210c5631101b823872e1c9 3fef13e05d220a5b8216859c7016c615 6af365a58a69b2c1cbe72ebbd093e8aa 7fce2bf136ac80bbcf91f2814c7ec282 A MONUMENT TO "UNCLE HO" - Our cyclos dropped us off close enough to walk to Ba Dinh Square and the imposing Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. It was on this spot on September 2, 1945, that Ho Chi Min ... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />A MONUMENT TO "UNCLE HO" - Our cyclos dropped us off close enough to walk to Ba Dinh Square and the imposing Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. It was on this spot on September 2, 1945, that Ho Chi Min ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496488445_zunoF" title="A MONUMENT TO "UNCLE HO" - Our cyclos dropped us off close enough to walk to Ba Dinh Square and the imposing Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. It was on this spot on September 2, 1945, that Ho Chi Min ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0271/496488445_zunoF-Th-10.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="A MONUMENT TO "UNCLE HO" - Our cyclos dropped us off close enough to walk to Ba Dinh Square and the imposing Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. It was on this spot on September 2, 1945, that Ho Chi Min ..." title="A MONUMENT TO "UNCLE HO" - Our cyclos dropped us off close enough to walk to Ba Dinh Square and the imposing Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. It was on this spot on September 2, 1945, that Ho Chi Min ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, ho chi minh mausoleum 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#502684974_BWRd4 <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />"Uncle Ho" never wanted a mausoleum to be built. He asked that upon his death he be cremeated and his ashes placed in three urns on hilltops in the north, central, and southern regions of t ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#502684974_BWRd4" title=""Uncle Ho" never wanted a mausoleum to be built. He asked that upon his death he be cremeated and his ashes placed in three urns on hilltops in the north, central, and southern regions of t ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0292/502684974_BWRd4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt=""Uncle Ho" never wanted a mausoleum to be built. He asked that upon his death he be cremeated and his ashes placed in three urns on hilltops in the north, central, and southern regions of t ..." title=""Uncle Ho" never wanted a mausoleum to be built. He asked that upon his death he be cremeated and his ashes placed in three urns on hilltops in the north, central, and southern regions of t ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:40:01 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0292/502684974_BWRd4-Th.jpg 2009-02-26 22:01:55 91cd09a62af335f5075042e34c15ac1c 9a29a759ba2327d9b7e146a92461df60 f92b57423b8a97c6322e04fb96da10fb 5d7d01f02413d4a1f6b526498212f1a6 2f7957ace7405466472cc5e44cb439b4 0060dabd62676c30380a2643bb7ce72f 1bfacc393f64b453c59c6de7284996d4 1bd87529addb7d23b411747251e0246c e42f35f736ccb9379b6ea55979217d6c "Uncle Ho" never wanted a mausoleum to be built. He asked that upon his death he be cremeated and his ashes placed in three urns on hilltops in the north, central, and southern regions of t ... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />"Uncle Ho" never wanted a mausoleum to be built. He asked that upon his death he be cremeated and his ashes placed in three urns on hilltops in the north, central, and southern regions of t ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#502684974_BWRd4" title=""Uncle Ho" never wanted a mausoleum to be built. He asked that upon his death he be cremeated and his ashes placed in three urns on hilltops in the north, central, and southern regions of t ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0292/502684974_BWRd4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt=""Uncle Ho" never wanted a mausoleum to be built. He asked that upon his death he be cremeated and his ashes placed in three urns on hilltops in the north, central, and southern regions of t ..." title=""Uncle Ho" never wanted a mausoleum to be built. He asked that upon his death he be cremeated and his ashes placed in three urns on hilltops in the north, central, and southern regions of t ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, ho chi minh mausoleum 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496489350_psLvz <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Ho Chi Minh would also have been appalled at the money spent to construct the massive museum that tells his life story. The massive, stark white building, opened in 1990, is a Soviet-style ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496489350_psLvz" title="Ho Chi Minh would also have been appalled at the money spent to construct the massive museum that tells his life story. The massive, stark white building, opened in 1990, is a Soviet-style ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0359/496489350_psLvz-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Ho Chi Minh would also have been appalled at the money spent to construct the massive museum that tells his life story. The massive, stark white building, opened in 1990, is a Soviet-style ..." title="Ho Chi Minh would also have been appalled at the money spent to construct the massive museum that tells his life story. The massive, stark white building, opened in 1990, is a Soviet-style ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:26:26 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0359/496489350_psLvz-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-26 23:12:14 37fb72c62673ae50bd1f86a1e08c8ff4 b0fa1e03e939512fb26558d052219546 0b4b89c12429783ce4823c7a65149e7d 86ddb78c3344269901db4300d8c07e66 dc5edfb368480d5421f4bbee0d1686ab 0bcaa7e51924a4f677c0c5f377412d6f 241cb1398a4ca11af48173aa364e68e5 a4e73b6903b881cbb35a457098ab85df fb708465c7e88d110fc7d71e10b8b89e Ho Chi Minh would also have been appalled at the money spent to construct the massive museum that tells his life story. The massive, stark white building, opened in 1990, is a Soviet-style ... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Ho Chi Minh would also have been appalled at the money spent to construct the massive museum that tells his life story. The massive, stark white building, opened in 1990, is a Soviet-style ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496489350_psLvz" title="Ho Chi Minh would also have been appalled at the money spent to construct the massive museum that tells his life story. The massive, stark white building, opened in 1990, is a Soviet-style ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0359/496489350_psLvz-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Ho Chi Minh would also have been appalled at the money spent to construct the massive museum that tells his life story. The massive, stark white building, opened in 1990, is a Soviet-style ..." title="Ho Chi Minh would also have been appalled at the money spent to construct the massive museum that tells his life story. The massive, stark white building, opened in 1990, is a Soviet-style ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, ho chi minh museum 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496488944_kb7mH <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Much more in keeping with Ho Chi Minh's lifestyle is his simple stilt house just around the corner from the mausoleum. This was Ho's home from 1958 until his death in 1969. There are only ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496488944_kb7mH" title="Much more in keeping with Ho Chi Minh's lifestyle is his simple stilt house just around the corner from the mausoleum. This was Ho's home from 1958 until his death in 1969. There are only ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0317/496488944_kb7mH-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Much more in keeping with Ho Chi Minh's lifestyle is his simple stilt house just around the corner from the mausoleum. This was Ho's home from 1958 until his death in 1969. There are only ..." title="Much more in keeping with Ho Chi Minh's lifestyle is his simple stilt house just around the corner from the mausoleum. This was Ho's home from 1958 until his death in 1969. There are only ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:25:42 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0317/496488944_kb7mH-Th-3.jpg 2009-02-26 22:38:25 a59b6734c1c7dd01784bd4b6a5a0c337 fb1abce59a5057991e9b0707390842da 57c0e6b03e87d7f1605d9d2562fbaa0d a45a0a7e23b08201f35e76c8acc50302 30bdcd9e5865b59d491f65e56760a343 7e2df45c056c043481767cc03d80a7cc 20d29edc03bbeaa11d2bdb99783deb8a 839d9e0bebee87652ca3ff64cf745eb6 9595ae9b96b128e4bad3029a71dd3122 Much more in keeping with Ho Chi Minh's lifestyle is his simple stilt house just around the corner from the mausoleum. This was Ho's home from 1958 until his death in 1969. There are only ... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Much more in keeping with Ho Chi Minh's lifestyle is his simple stilt house just around the corner from the mausoleum. This was Ho's home from 1958 until his death in 1969. There are only ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496488944_kb7mH" title="Much more in keeping with Ho Chi Minh's lifestyle is his simple stilt house just around the corner from the mausoleum. This was Ho's home from 1958 until his death in 1969. There are only ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0317/496488944_kb7mH-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Much more in keeping with Ho Chi Minh's lifestyle is his simple stilt house just around the corner from the mausoleum. This was Ho's home from 1958 until his death in 1969. There are only ..." title="Much more in keeping with Ho Chi Minh's lifestyle is his simple stilt house just around the corner from the mausoleum. This was Ho's home from 1958 until his death in 1969. There are only ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, ho chi minh house 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496488929_uqYgK <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />In the park-like setting around Ho Chi Minh's home, we found the One Pillar Pagoda, perhaps the most elegant pagoda in Hanoi, although its quaint style is marred somewhat by the massive conc ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496488929_uqYgK" title="In the park-like setting around Ho Chi Minh's home, we found the One Pillar Pagoda, perhaps the most elegant pagoda in Hanoi, although its quaint style is marred somewhat by the massive conc ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0347/496488929_uqYgK-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="In the park-like setting around Ho Chi Minh's home, we found the One Pillar Pagoda, perhaps the most elegant pagoda in Hanoi, although its quaint style is marred somewhat by the massive conc ..." title="In the park-like setting around Ho Chi Minh's home, we found the One Pillar Pagoda, perhaps the most elegant pagoda in Hanoi, although its quaint style is marred somewhat by the massive conc ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:25:40 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0347/496488929_uqYgK-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-26 23:00:45 524ff426b19d23d87bc46bc1cb8ead8f 361c6ebb51a188aeeca3a239aaa1671c 3c1e153052d1730c3d878cbb9ef2bcfa b1bc85e01e938cab0a3d20746f90da6d afce02b22dd51ed34a8b6c1f21418139 2d4dd451ffd7cfe3d30afe8d0c71e439 339bad2d3fb151fb3a863c26eaf888fa 8539caf8741de9f09baf5d5cbc4e99aa 123cb047f70ee54731033f247a1d7e11 In the park-like setting around Ho Chi Minh's home, we found the One Pillar Pagoda, perhaps the most elegant pagoda in Hanoi, although its quaint style is marred somewhat by the massive conc ... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />In the park-like setting around Ho Chi Minh's home, we found the One Pillar Pagoda, perhaps the most elegant pagoda in Hanoi, although its quaint style is marred somewhat by the massive conc ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496488929_uqYgK" title="In the park-like setting around Ho Chi Minh's home, we found the One Pillar Pagoda, perhaps the most elegant pagoda in Hanoi, although its quaint style is marred somewhat by the massive conc ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0347/496488929_uqYgK-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="In the park-like setting around Ho Chi Minh's home, we found the One Pillar Pagoda, perhaps the most elegant pagoda in Hanoi, although its quaint style is marred somewhat by the massive conc ..." title="In the park-like setting around Ho Chi Minh's home, we found the One Pillar Pagoda, perhaps the most elegant pagoda in Hanoi, although its quaint style is marred somewhat by the massive conc ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, one pillar pagoda 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496489529_2s4Aq <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Inside the One-Pillar Pagoda is a statue of the multi-armed Hindu god Vishnu surrounded by a collection of offerings.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496489529_2s4Aq" title="Inside the One-Pillar Pagoda is a statue of the multi-armed Hindu god Vishnu surrounded by a collection of offerings."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0353/496489529_2s4Aq-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Inside the One-Pillar Pagoda is a statue of the multi-armed Hindu god Vishnu surrounded by a collection of offerings." title="Inside the One-Pillar Pagoda is a statue of the multi-armed Hindu god Vishnu surrounded by a collection of offerings." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:26:46 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0353/496489529_2s4Aq-Th-3.jpg 2009-02-26 23:03:07 dd08f3314e6bec6e7480615706211447 319220472f9bc8d533af3adad3ea8c07 9a7d748323b97839f61fba26b42b0f97 43598686e8a51281191e07ab7d03486e 1534e3d390e165505ee3bf3a223e0d42 2c6006444cbc2b979d88e2bf2358147f b961c6af6a55f117a24917192e20f108 1de5c0aa4ffe52ae18349c997d3a0928 80edfa547076a181dd5ddd2236e0baeb Inside the One-Pillar Pagoda is a statue of the multi-armed Hindu god Vishnu surrounded by a collection of offerings. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Inside the One-Pillar Pagoda is a statue of the multi-armed Hindu god Vishnu surrounded by a collection of offerings.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496489529_2s4Aq" title="Inside the One-Pillar Pagoda is a statue of the multi-armed Hindu god Vishnu surrounded by a collection of offerings."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0353/496489529_2s4Aq-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Inside the One-Pillar Pagoda is a statue of the multi-armed Hindu god Vishnu surrounded by a collection of offerings." title="Inside the One-Pillar Pagoda is a statue of the multi-armed Hindu god Vishnu surrounded by a collection of offerings." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, one pillar pagoda 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496488689_2aUkq <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Also in Ba Dinh Square is the ocher-colored Presidential Palace built in 1906 as the residence and headquarters of Indochina's governor-general. When the ascetically-minded Ho Chi Minh assu ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496488689_2aUkq" title="Also in Ba Dinh Square is the ocher-colored Presidential Palace built in 1906 as the residence and headquarters of Indochina's governor-general. When the ascetically-minded Ho Chi Minh assu ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0304/496488689_2aUkq-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Also in Ba Dinh Square is the ocher-colored Presidential Palace built in 1906 as the residence and headquarters of Indochina's governor-general. When the ascetically-minded Ho Chi Minh assu ..." title="Also in Ba Dinh Square is the ocher-colored Presidential Palace built in 1906 as the residence and headquarters of Indochina's governor-general. When the ascetically-minded Ho Chi Minh assu ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:25:13 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0304/496488689_2aUkq-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-26 22:09:21 f7d6ec81cac36e2e724942c059efd6f4 7ec78972e1359ddd4dde100401f6332b a0dc4fe19fda99ef1b4943a542cb5d58 88ca3d9188f0960b0dfa016feafe32a4 477994d9687fe0b66f3d386045e47441 28fb37aed468dc13dc73cbb74d7c44c5 68c9a1cecc182f6a8a59196696e36c2b d0d55635bcb6ed4f093394afb648cabf 0731d1960689c100158b876b6e37e2be Also in Ba Dinh Square is the ocher-colored Presidential Palace built in 1906 as the residence and headquarters of Indochina's governor-general. When the ascetically-minded Ho Chi Minh assu ... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Also in Ba Dinh Square is the ocher-colored Presidential Palace built in 1906 as the residence and headquarters of Indochina's governor-general. When the ascetically-minded Ho Chi Minh assu ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496488689_2aUkq" title="Also in Ba Dinh Square is the ocher-colored Presidential Palace built in 1906 as the residence and headquarters of Indochina's governor-general. When the ascetically-minded Ho Chi Minh assu ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0304/496488689_2aUkq-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Also in Ba Dinh Square is the ocher-colored Presidential Palace built in 1906 as the residence and headquarters of Indochina's governor-general. When the ascetically-minded Ho Chi Minh assu ..." title="Also in Ba Dinh Square is the ocher-colored Presidential Palace built in 1906 as the residence and headquarters of Indochina's governor-general. When the ascetically-minded Ho Chi Minh assu ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, presidential palace 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496492986_kjDEi <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />MUPPETS WITH A SPLASH - Our second night in Hanoi we attended the Thang Long Water Puppet Theater, Vietnam's premier venue for mua roi nuoc (water puppetry), an art form that dates back more ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496492986_kjDEi" title="MUPPETS WITH A SPLASH - Our second night in Hanoi we attended the Thang Long Water Puppet Theater, Vietnam's premier venue for mua roi nuoc (water puppetry), an art form that dates back more ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0493/496492986_kjDEi-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="MUPPETS WITH A SPLASH - Our second night in Hanoi we attended the Thang Long Water Puppet Theater, Vietnam's premier venue for mua roi nuoc (water puppetry), an art form that dates back more ..." title="MUPPETS WITH A SPLASH - Our second night in Hanoi we attended the Thang Long Water Puppet Theater, Vietnam's premier venue for mua roi nuoc (water puppetry), an art form that dates back more ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:32:54 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0493/496492986_kjDEi-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-27 05:21:22 80d13a6ada1503ff82ee3f2f516b6373 bd251d1f1bb28c33257fda132d8da2e2 acc6baa97e72291b067421e4bbf24a86 7e3275808cf2aab893c7977b125f219c 66d922f05004c1cd1dbbaf5c97620f47 636d881949a243ec257132d9f819fc7c 5c6361af18a33457c241e3a078c7df22 dcd049000322a9a9cd7aea1b2197b0da 25f69e63aaf690bb1fca605a53f32398 MUPPETS WITH A SPLASH - Our second night in Hanoi we attended the Thang Long Water Puppet Theater, Vietnam's premier venue for mua roi nuoc (water puppetry), an art form that dates back more ... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />MUPPETS WITH A SPLASH - Our second night in Hanoi we attended the Thang Long Water Puppet Theater, Vietnam's premier venue for mua roi nuoc (water puppetry), an art form that dates back more ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496492986_kjDEi" title="MUPPETS WITH A SPLASH - Our second night in Hanoi we attended the Thang Long Water Puppet Theater, Vietnam's premier venue for mua roi nuoc (water puppetry), an art form that dates back more ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0493/496492986_kjDEi-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="MUPPETS WITH A SPLASH - Our second night in Hanoi we attended the Thang Long Water Puppet Theater, Vietnam's premier venue for mua roi nuoc (water puppetry), an art form that dates back more ..." title="MUPPETS WITH A SPLASH - Our second night in Hanoi we attended the Thang Long Water Puppet Theater, Vietnam's premier venue for mua roi nuoc (water puppetry), an art form that dates back more ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, water puppets, water puppetry 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496492218_7oCYa <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />An orchestra opened the show with flutes, percussion, and a dan bau - a one-string zither - playing traditional Vietnamese folk tunes.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496492218_7oCYa" title="An orchestra opened the show with flutes, percussion, and a dan bau - a one-string zither - playing traditional Vietnamese folk tunes."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0460/496492218_7oCYa-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="An orchestra opened the show with flutes, percussion, and a dan bau - a one-string zither - playing traditional Vietnamese folk tunes." title="An orchestra opened the show with flutes, percussion, and a dan bau - a one-string zither - playing traditional Vietnamese folk tunes." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:31:30 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0460/496492218_7oCYa-Th-3.jpg 2009-02-27 05:06:44 9f58c07523da5f450edf66403cdc52a7 2ca32f91a1fe4047822228dc9fba586b 25aa8e4169297cc99ce6e5d63640b834 0ca1dfe8f668e0ee0da41b673922debc af3f9479face4665e54b9957c125be95 f2988b97dafc99e74cd5e8534615fd76 cc6f62057c623bc6a1f20fd7768c6a10 e88a9ac6ed9a4dd019f0c61ced03b67a f15208b3fef392b63b8404eaa928d004 An orchestra opened the show with flutes, percussion, and a dan bau - a one-string zither - playing traditional Vietnamese folk tunes. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />An orchestra opened the show with flutes, percussion, and a dan bau - a one-string zither - playing traditional Vietnamese folk tunes.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496492218_7oCYa" title="An orchestra opened the show with flutes, percussion, and a dan bau - a one-string zither - playing traditional Vietnamese folk tunes."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0460/496492218_7oCYa-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="An orchestra opened the show with flutes, percussion, and a dan bau - a one-string zither - playing traditional Vietnamese folk tunes." title="An orchestra opened the show with flutes, percussion, and a dan bau - a one-string zither - playing traditional Vietnamese folk tunes." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, water puppets, water puppetry 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496492345_eLgH9 <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Then the "master of ceremonies" appeared. Uncle Teu, an ever-smiling buffoon dressed in a loincloth and waist coat, is apparently the most beloved character in Vietnamese water puppetry. N ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496492345_eLgH9" title="Then the "master of ceremonies" appeared. Uncle Teu, an ever-smiling buffoon dressed in a loincloth and waist coat, is apparently the most beloved character in Vietnamese water puppetry. N ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0468/496492345_eLgH9-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Then the "master of ceremonies" appeared. Uncle Teu, an ever-smiling buffoon dressed in a loincloth and waist coat, is apparently the most beloved character in Vietnamese water puppetry. N ..." title="Then the "master of ceremonies" appeared. Uncle Teu, an ever-smiling buffoon dressed in a loincloth and waist coat, is apparently the most beloved character in Vietnamese water puppetry. N ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:31:43 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0468/496492345_eLgH9-Th-3.jpg 2009-02-27 05:09:35 dcd24e1a19daa3aa8cc807d9ac20a871 e8e485e49dbcd76e55b18fb1b9569346 47153d60e347672127a8e6f4ddcfb124 20af8790d2c33cae79b7a3e57d3a4daf 5f9c192bd879b11d4ec38cbd88a05cf7 31fc8e290c8c274044a61ed703566c36 ffc4b2c9e1bc323d3659e65396f6121d 5d029ca883de4ab80609f2a1a909004a 8a101e15339ce2deb622d272008041ee Then the "master of ceremonies" appeared. Uncle Teu, an ever-smiling buffoon dressed in a loincloth and waist coat, is apparently the most beloved character in Vietnamese water puppetry. N ... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Then the "master of ceremonies" appeared. Uncle Teu, an ever-smiling buffoon dressed in a loincloth and waist coat, is apparently the most beloved character in Vietnamese water puppetry. N ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496492345_eLgH9" title="Then the "master of ceremonies" appeared. Uncle Teu, an ever-smiling buffoon dressed in a loincloth and waist coat, is apparently the most beloved character in Vietnamese water puppetry. N ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0468/496492345_eLgH9-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Then the "master of ceremonies" appeared. Uncle Teu, an ever-smiling buffoon dressed in a loincloth and waist coat, is apparently the most beloved character in Vietnamese water puppetry. N ..." title="Then the "master of ceremonies" appeared. Uncle Teu, an ever-smiling buffoon dressed in a loincloth and waist coat, is apparently the most beloved character in Vietnamese water puppetry. N ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, water puppets, water puppetry 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496492707_EWHGJ <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Soon the action in the pool heated up as peasants and warriors battled dragons and other sea creatures.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496492707_EWHGJ" title="Soon the action in the pool heated up as peasants and warriors battled dragons and other sea creatures."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0476/496492707_EWHGJ-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Soon the action in the pool heated up as peasants and warriors battled dragons and other sea creatures." title="Soon the action in the pool heated up as peasants and warriors battled dragons and other sea creatures." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:32:22 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0476/496492707_EWHGJ-Th-3.jpg 2009-02-27 05:15:02 73d2e3deecfddda75b5f43961615e1cd e7f9a5b16cbede89912a04be3cc84f7c b4b3a1df0fcaca2b543724054033dafa fd364c47e3b3a00f07370f7cf9ed00dc 6002e6c2701fd2aed348c30a295f4b48 fda70e029206344d77d4754dfa60190d 78e40cc875455bf3734412d7b2ac4ed1 5ff35043a85df3c457e40f0e5eeeaf99 40c0f088f1d2847dd8df3cb536e1ddbf Soon the action in the pool heated up as peasants and warriors battled dragons and other sea creatures. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Soon the action in the pool heated up as peasants and warriors battled dragons and other sea creatures.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496492707_EWHGJ" title="Soon the action in the pool heated up as peasants and warriors battled dragons and other sea creatures."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0476/496492707_EWHGJ-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Soon the action in the pool heated up as peasants and warriors battled dragons and other sea creatures." title="Soon the action in the pool heated up as peasants and warriors battled dragons and other sea creatures." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, water puppets, water puppetry 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496493395_5m6dx <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Admittedly, we didn't understand many of the plots in the 45-minute performance, but it was obvious that the stories were drawn from Vietnamese legends and myths.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496493395_5m6dx" title="Admittedly, we didn't understand many of the plots in the 45-minute performance, but it was obvious that the stories were drawn from Vietnamese legends and myths."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0515/496493395_5m6dx-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Admittedly, we didn't understand many of the plots in the 45-minute performance, but it was obvious that the stories were drawn from Vietnamese legends and myths." title="Admittedly, we didn't understand many of the plots in the 45-minute performance, but it was obvious that the stories were drawn from Vietnamese legends and myths." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:33:37 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0515/496493395_5m6dx-Th-3.jpg 2009-02-27 05:35:38 fdb75b9ccb9b764fb0de8d0e62bb2d8b b0d6e29812e0d29c7620c9b0999ccb9a 05efdeb4e70f89a95737b10fbc9d942a 607e3d35cfbe385e0864f4e2dbd530fa e5d763699ea2383f0eeb1ff9995fb5d0 74851b22c94e22289c04e0f7aca43215 a8356ecd4353cc588106fecdf93a2fcb 9d6c7e921dd9c3bb8c62135f9ef7f98c 1521ca51329ab065d84f4fc90ab5891b Admittedly, we didn't understand many of the plots in the 45-minute performance, but it was obvious that the stories were drawn from Vietnamese legends and myths. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Admittedly, we didn't understand many of the plots in the 45-minute performance, but it was obvious that the stories were drawn from Vietnamese legends and myths.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496493395_5m6dx" title="Admittedly, we didn't understand many of the plots in the 45-minute performance, but it was obvious that the stories were drawn from Vietnamese legends and myths."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0515/496493395_5m6dx-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Admittedly, we didn't understand many of the plots in the 45-minute performance, but it was obvious that the stories were drawn from Vietnamese legends and myths." title="Admittedly, we didn't understand many of the plots in the 45-minute performance, but it was obvious that the stories were drawn from Vietnamese legends and myths." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, water puppets, water puppetry 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496493013_Xd4oc <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Once the paddy waters of a rice field served as the stage, but today most shows play out in special theaters. Puppeteers standing in waist-deep water behind a curtain manipulate marionettes ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496493013_Xd4oc" title="Once the paddy waters of a rice field served as the stage, but today most shows play out in special theaters. Puppeteers standing in waist-deep water behind a curtain manipulate marionettes ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0501/496493013_Xd4oc-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Once the paddy waters of a rice field served as the stage, but today most shows play out in special theaters. Puppeteers standing in waist-deep water behind a curtain manipulate marionettes ..." title="Once the paddy waters of a rice field served as the stage, but today most shows play out in special theaters. Puppeteers standing in waist-deep water behind a curtain manipulate marionettes ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:32:57 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0501/496493013_Xd4oc-Th-3.jpg 2009-02-27 05:26:31 89cf7e4085408a1f11e86ff4af7921c8 098caea3f838af918c993af7a0b5ca7f 79833377e61c81eece812bf1b5ddf820 d4e3d48f74b5f955d383729647649bb6 e9531570b1f84b015066ef249c4cd361 b41e429c4e1bc67a4a779563d4aa0a10 e5629703e907a0bd7870e2885c1e90db 942f38e0e31f7c29a7ae7c7d2cde4007 1fb39aecb9cedc35b841eaf9344ad3cf Once the paddy waters of a rice field served as the stage, but today most shows play out in special theaters. Puppeteers standing in waist-deep water behind a curtain manipulate marionettes ... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Once the paddy waters of a rice field served as the stage, but today most shows play out in special theaters. Puppeteers standing in waist-deep water behind a curtain manipulate marionettes ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496493013_Xd4oc" title="Once the paddy waters of a rice field served as the stage, but today most shows play out in special theaters. Puppeteers standing in waist-deep water behind a curtain manipulate marionettes ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0501/496493013_Xd4oc-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Once the paddy waters of a rice field served as the stage, but today most shows play out in special theaters. Puppeteers standing in waist-deep water behind a curtain manipulate marionettes ..." title="Once the paddy waters of a rice field served as the stage, but today most shows play out in special theaters. Puppeteers standing in waist-deep water behind a curtain manipulate marionettes ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, water puppets, water puppetry 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496493760_iK4wg <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />As the show drew to its climax, there was a parade of puppets....</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496493760_iK4wg" title="As the show drew to its climax, there was a parade of puppets...."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0532/496493760_iK4wg-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="As the show drew to its climax, there was a parade of puppets...." title="As the show drew to its climax, there was a parade of puppets...." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:34:16 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0532/496493760_iK4wg-Th-3.jpg 2009-02-27 05:50:11 a19159b2ad801b8a82c7e50370f441bf 54c1b3d9daf9221f8a34ac121cae8954 c1bce6a2d3f400f2e5c475570943b244 9d834bf52245d54792498b06c76cd651 44333c234754caca792010ac802b712b 1ecbb36d411993281e6785cf66761614 1ee52e55e8b514cfc42594b77e99fdfc fad38090ed680aa1ade151ea1d372be1 a9fb9481d59eff6358ba2b21711889ba As the show drew to its climax, there was a parade of puppets.... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />As the show drew to its climax, there was a parade of puppets....</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496493760_iK4wg" title="As the show drew to its climax, there was a parade of puppets...."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0532/496493760_iK4wg-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="As the show drew to its climax, there was a parade of puppets...." title="As the show drew to its climax, there was a parade of puppets...." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, water puppets, water puppetry 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496492465_bpz6N <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />...followed by the appearance of the puppeteers for their bow to the audience.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496492465_bpz6N" title="...followed by the appearance of the puppeteers for their bow to the audience."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0534/496492465_bpz6N-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...followed by the appearance of the puppeteers for their bow to the audience." title="...followed by the appearance of the puppeteers for their bow to the audience." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:31:56 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0534/496492465_bpz6N-Th-3.jpg 2009-02-27 05:52:10 14bb3013ad32a1afad74ef8fdc80c1bd 75cfa1a8b39c11d8ac3ffc343ad3a1a0 4e7f9fe54eb1484ef345c4ca563c189d 8e0077e0ece1e7b589ad67c08dcca7a1 3fffb3bafe46def0134720bf4bb702a9 cb905a64b55932bbd12a8c7d78060ec8 177c29fe7ecabeb4faa3a0702f03929f fe025d093b076424595e7d676017736a 57064ad81f9a6fb6cfe8e3cf566032ea ...followed by the appearance of the puppeteers for their bow to the audience. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />...followed by the appearance of the puppeteers for their bow to the audience.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496492465_bpz6N" title="...followed by the appearance of the puppeteers for their bow to the audience."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0534/496492465_bpz6N-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...followed by the appearance of the puppeteers for their bow to the audience." title="...followed by the appearance of the puppeteers for their bow to the audience." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, water puppets, water puppetry 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496490115_NkNAn <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Its modern exterior stands out in sharp contrast to its contents, but if you want to get a quick education on Vietnam's 53 ethnic minorities, there is no better place than Hanoi's Museum of ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496490115_NkNAn" title="Its modern exterior stands out in sharp contrast to its contents, but if you want to get a quick education on Vietnam's 53 ethnic minorities, there is no better place than Hanoi's Museum of ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0407/496490115_NkNAn-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Its modern exterior stands out in sharp contrast to its contents, but if you want to get a quick education on Vietnam's 53 ethnic minorities, there is no better place than Hanoi's Museum of ..." title="Its modern exterior stands out in sharp contrast to its contents, but if you want to get a quick education on Vietnam's 53 ethnic minorities, there is no better place than Hanoi's Museum of ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:27:51 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0407/496490115_NkNAn-Th-3.jpg 2009-02-27 01:20:41 07d9b235bb5d3297d31fc2b8d47c2973 a0088bb3038008b559412596cc9a7148 14cb11a0c280bafb16e3b6b827faf3b5 4af97a0eedcc283ad256c29ee1b87abc c6a97b48ca6424a745a5ce72164114b5 ff939c3de8efe6be5ede87dc900eb149 dce6d24186d4d0a2558ba603280c9ac5 5c9439b4b634913672af12190426e133 7a577436776d49d8f6c802de228ab22c Its modern exterior stands out in sharp contrast to its contents, but if you want to get a quick education on Vietnam's 53 ethnic minorities, there is no better place than Hanoi's Museum of ... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Its modern exterior stands out in sharp contrast to its contents, but if you want to get a quick education on Vietnam's 53 ethnic minorities, there is no better place than Hanoi's Museum of ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496490115_NkNAn" title="Its modern exterior stands out in sharp contrast to its contents, but if you want to get a quick education on Vietnam's 53 ethnic minorities, there is no better place than Hanoi's Museum of ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0407/496490115_NkNAn-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Its modern exterior stands out in sharp contrast to its contents, but if you want to get a quick education on Vietnam's 53 ethnic minorities, there is no better place than Hanoi's Museum of ..." title="Its modern exterior stands out in sharp contrast to its contents, but if you want to get a quick education on Vietnam's 53 ethnic minorities, there is no better place than Hanoi's Museum of ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, museum of ethnology 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496490957_xYN56 <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />We spent a couple of hours at the museum, mainly wandering the open-air exhibits where several minority groups have constructed faithful replicas of their traditional homes. This one is the ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496490957_xYN56" title="We spent a couple of hours at the museum, mainly wandering the open-air exhibits where several minority groups have constructed faithful replicas of their traditional homes. This one is the ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0418/496490957_xYN56-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="We spent a couple of hours at the museum, mainly wandering the open-air exhibits where several minority groups have constructed faithful replicas of their traditional homes. This one is the ..." title="We spent a couple of hours at the museum, mainly wandering the open-air exhibits where several minority groups have constructed faithful replicas of their traditional homes. This one is the ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:29:14 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0418/496490957_xYN56-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-27 02:06:25 1cc26420dd751a23dd1b163582fde18d 84ffa94330f421cea2682cc480b0b871 c6159a30024a7a837f835ba3cd81ed86 406df73f508b881d76c358a22d55da6e 0e841b1c3fc18fda150658e4a32308ba 1cc59347d93f04dfdfa1e2bee49ceb3f 7f6e0460f502b982fb6f3b46abfd3e61 a5d6251967353b1f28bfcac5ef14a079 14a8bcd21d3aa24e9f926e799cbe4551 We spent a couple of hours at the museum, mainly wandering the open-air exhibits where several minority groups have constructed faithful replicas of their traditional homes. This one is the ... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />We spent a couple of hours at the museum, mainly wandering the open-air exhibits where several minority groups have constructed faithful replicas of their traditional homes. This one is the ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496490957_xYN56" title="We spent a couple of hours at the museum, mainly wandering the open-air exhibits where several minority groups have constructed faithful replicas of their traditional homes. This one is the ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0418/496490957_xYN56-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="We spent a couple of hours at the museum, mainly wandering the open-air exhibits where several minority groups have constructed faithful replicas of their traditional homes. This one is the ..." title="We spent a couple of hours at the museum, mainly wandering the open-air exhibits where several minority groups have constructed faithful replicas of their traditional homes. This one is the ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, museum of ethnology, bahnar 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496491036_3Aurx <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />The 138-foot-long Ede house is remarkable for its length, but some of the homes in this minority culture can stretch to an astonishing 650 feet - the length of two football fields. Less tha ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496491036_3Aurx" title="The 138-foot-long Ede house is remarkable for its length, but some of the homes in this minority culture can stretch to an astonishing 650 feet - the length of two football fields. Less tha ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0427/496491036_3Aurx-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The 138-foot-long Ede house is remarkable for its length, but some of the homes in this minority culture can stretch to an astonishing 650 feet - the length of two football fields. Less tha ..." title="The 138-foot-long Ede house is remarkable for its length, but some of the homes in this minority culture can stretch to an astonishing 650 feet - the length of two football fields. Less tha ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:29:22 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0427/496491036_3Aurx-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-27 02:10:13 a7da4e9672feaebda6a576c22d3be3c5 ca3402f55b858b17ac652d6c134d1130 3af5b378172e401bbd3887a7184f4934 442fcc6c2983555016eeaee02f0fc827 2b173f5e6d6f59a08022a3f9c6982e77 cb11701de91a1cd3776b98455fafef0e 58e5542f6796c5424bd2c7b913410554 30f1c97879ac0c93d6c1025ab46d7827 1c18f5506bbbd6e8159f5ddbe5262199 The 138-foot-long Ede house is remarkable for its length, but some of the homes in this minority culture can stretch to an astonishing 650 feet - the length of two football fields. Less tha ... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />The 138-foot-long Ede house is remarkable for its length, but some of the homes in this minority culture can stretch to an astonishing 650 feet - the length of two football fields. Less tha ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496491036_3Aurx" title="The 138-foot-long Ede house is remarkable for its length, but some of the homes in this minority culture can stretch to an astonishing 650 feet - the length of two football fields. Less tha ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0427/496491036_3Aurx-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The 138-foot-long Ede house is remarkable for its length, but some of the homes in this minority culture can stretch to an astonishing 650 feet - the length of two football fields. Less tha ..." title="The 138-foot-long Ede house is remarkable for its length, but some of the homes in this minority culture can stretch to an astonishing 650 feet - the length of two football fields. Less tha ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, museum of ethnology, ede 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496491664_XuALY <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />The most eye-turning exhibit in the museum may have been this tomb of the Gia Rai people. The Gia Rai believe in the existence of giang (genies) and hold rituals connected to their genies. ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496491664_XuALY" title="The most eye-turning exhibit in the museum may have been this tomb of the Gia Rai people. The Gia Rai believe in the existence of giang (genies) and hold rituals connected to their genies. ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0432/496491664_XuALY-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The most eye-turning exhibit in the museum may have been this tomb of the Gia Rai people. The Gia Rai believe in the existence of giang (genies) and hold rituals connected to their genies. ..." title="The most eye-turning exhibit in the museum may have been this tomb of the Gia Rai people. The Gia Rai believe in the existence of giang (genies) and hold rituals connected to their genies. ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:30:27 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0432/496491664_XuALY-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-27 02:12:48 7e30eeb89c9dca69467cd6fb7273c591 885876178a774e002c4819e04bb1b003 989b585aad8ead546136007c708ac656 6b9577d34d16c608f7682bc7fdf67085 d159250f8bd56633dd47dda9c9e95ffa 54501650d09e744f3b90d10b190b9a25 fbcfcfaac2e0f660834a963751bab0a1 ec921e148ca209ebcfae7a4b6c5f30d0 c83fffd05e9db75c8253fbe66fe4bf98 The most eye-turning exhibit in the museum may have been this tomb of the Gia Rai people. The Gia Rai believe in the existence of giang (genies) and hold rituals connected to their genies. ... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />The most eye-turning exhibit in the museum may have been this tomb of the Gia Rai people. The Gia Rai believe in the existence of giang (genies) and hold rituals connected to their genies. ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496491664_XuALY" title="The most eye-turning exhibit in the museum may have been this tomb of the Gia Rai people. The Gia Rai believe in the existence of giang (genies) and hold rituals connected to their genies. ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0432/496491664_XuALY-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The most eye-turning exhibit in the museum may have been this tomb of the Gia Rai people. The Gia Rai believe in the existence of giang (genies) and hold rituals connected to their genies. ..." title="The most eye-turning exhibit in the museum may have been this tomb of the Gia Rai people. The Gia Rai believe in the existence of giang (genies) and hold rituals connected to their genies. ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, museum of ethnology, gia rai 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496490694_JfRVc <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />...some of which display, uh...let's say conspicuous...anatomical parts.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496490694_JfRVc" title="...some of which display, uh...let's say conspicuous...anatomical parts."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0429/496490694_JfRVc-Th-6.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...some of which display, uh...let's say conspicuous...anatomical parts." title="...some of which display, uh...let's say conspicuous...anatomical parts." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:28:48 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0429/496490694_JfRVc-Th-6.jpg 2009-02-27 02:11:26 63e7ad43c71bf4d85a5a5e5fdb04f4db e722a2cc77abb196020eb3fcf8e3c76a b2e0365f2c61efe0432c9b6be81a25cc dd2d2575f6c2c51c5da5fdcf41982982 ee30097d06bbfc50270fa75c0910cb0f e22b2141c5d4c89e83ec84a20322c0dc e16749579bcc52c1645119d69eaa2704 7f25ecc1bb0ce0982c67419889118d9f 4928bbd341a8f8f334e35b377834a3f8 ...some of which display, uh...let's say conspicuous...anatomical parts. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />...some of which display, uh...let's say conspicuous...anatomical parts.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496490694_JfRVc" title="...some of which display, uh...let's say conspicuous...anatomical parts."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0429/496490694_JfRVc-Th-6.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...some of which display, uh...let's say conspicuous...anatomical parts." title="...some of which display, uh...let's say conspicuous...anatomical parts." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, museum of ethnology, gia rai 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496491875_C57Sg <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />This is another tomb at the Museum of Ethnology. This one is typical of the tomb the Cotu people would construct for the rich and high-ranking members of their society.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496491875_C57Sg" title="This is another tomb at the Museum of Ethnology. This one is typical of the tomb the Cotu people would construct for the rich and high-ranking members of their society."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0436/496491875_C57Sg-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This is another tomb at the Museum of Ethnology. This one is typical of the tomb the Cotu people would construct for the rich and high-ranking members of their society." title="This is another tomb at the Museum of Ethnology. This one is typical of the tomb the Cotu people would construct for the rich and high-ranking members of their society." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:30:51 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0436/496491875_C57Sg-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-27 02:15:18 2366dd143f2e6b6c9b12a09f3cc7046d 5062300621e887e0241294d4de52c327 92c4fcb396851a0c823a92001d1fefe7 23a4e9cbb7dafe2c4a553fe522f97ab6 02d940a364d1e471155efb334a3dfcf7 6329d2dc74822ca6636be93e5521dfe8 37fed24ba534566119e4f57f9c8f3c15 3a9bdfb7862db90551a5e60675e68a87 ec5cc4b43264f5f368ed44d43f7da63d This is another tomb at the Museum of Ethnology. This one is typical of the tomb the Cotu people would construct for the rich and high-ranking members of their society. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />This is another tomb at the Museum of Ethnology. This one is typical of the tomb the Cotu people would construct for the rich and high-ranking members of their society.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496491875_C57Sg" title="This is another tomb at the Museum of Ethnology. This one is typical of the tomb the Cotu people would construct for the rich and high-ranking members of their society."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0436/496491875_C57Sg-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This is another tomb at the Museum of Ethnology. This one is typical of the tomb the Cotu people would construct for the rich and high-ranking members of their society." title="This is another tomb at the Museum of Ethnology. This one is typical of the tomb the Cotu people would construct for the rich and high-ranking members of their society." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, museum of ethnology, cotu 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496490246_5Vj9T <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />The Museum of Ethnology is a favorite spot for wedding photographs, we were told. The reason: Many ethnic minority members can't travel back to their traditional homes, so they use the Mus ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496490246_5Vj9T" title="The Museum of Ethnology is a favorite spot for wedding photographs, we were told. The reason: Many ethnic minority members can't travel back to their traditional homes, so they use the Mus ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0409/496490246_5Vj9T-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The Museum of Ethnology is a favorite spot for wedding photographs, we were told. The reason: Many ethnic minority members can't travel back to their traditional homes, so they use the Mus ..." title="The Museum of Ethnology is a favorite spot for wedding photographs, we were told. The reason: Many ethnic minority members can't travel back to their traditional homes, so they use the Mus ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:28:04 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0409/496490246_5Vj9T-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-27 01:28:17 632ef864b14ca14e1dff55731641203b 378d4d6c4a257805ddd0c76dd31782f2 28ecb5e5b5b11e4aad3602e0d6878b6c 7919c62548af29a0658cf8d5487ebc86 c010375278d55213f649264e9978100b c72d868521f033171c75a76ea6519b44 7217d7bd54ff24f6a812bdafa67f3972 f01d73cf7483bfb5782763c57887e7a8 33ca2a9eebb29452e2b608852759f0f0 The Museum of Ethnology is a favorite spot for wedding photographs, we were told. The reason: Many ethnic minority members can't travel back to their traditional homes, so they use the Mus ... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />The Museum of Ethnology is a favorite spot for wedding photographs, we were told. The reason: Many ethnic minority members can't travel back to their traditional homes, so they use the Mus ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496490246_5Vj9T" title="The Museum of Ethnology is a favorite spot for wedding photographs, we were told. The reason: Many ethnic minority members can't travel back to their traditional homes, so they use the Mus ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0409/496490246_5Vj9T-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The Museum of Ethnology is a favorite spot for wedding photographs, we were told. The reason: Many ethnic minority members can't travel back to their traditional homes, so they use the Mus ..." title="The Museum of Ethnology is a favorite spot for wedding photographs, we were told. The reason: Many ethnic minority members can't travel back to their traditional homes, so they use the Mus ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, museum of ethnology 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496505687_6ga7a <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />VIETNAM'S FIRST UNIVERSITY - If Vietnam has a seat of learning, this is it. Van Mieu, or the Temple of Literature, was established in 1070 to honor and study Confucius.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496505687_6ga7a" title="VIETNAM'S FIRST UNIVERSITY - If Vietnam has a seat of learning, this is it. Van Mieu, or the Temple of Literature, was established in 1070 to honor and study Confucius."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC1117/496505687_6ga7a-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="VIETNAM'S FIRST UNIVERSITY - If Vietnam has a seat of learning, this is it. Van Mieu, or the Temple of Literature, was established in 1070 to honor and study Confucius." title="VIETNAM'S FIRST UNIVERSITY - If Vietnam has a seat of learning, this is it. Van Mieu, or the Temple of Literature, was established in 1070 to honor and study Confucius." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:52:46 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC1117/496505687_6ga7a-Th-4.jpg 2009-03-02 03:11:23 669e6262537d792473e172499912fb29 89c6c6ddd7471a06a20874999e1e70d3 de2effe592a8f84f967d335e0ef68ff6 5b096ecde7791fe962d27c8733f68b77 6f9fec911e6d11be6828f5e170567092 37e035f23b6c89f36dc386333ab366d2 83cb3590a35c85cc7f9c25bf8c493598 b539eb842880fd8c1772a505e616acd4 1f322a8136ce91eeb63e7f062b2e3413 VIETNAM'S FIRST UNIVERSITY - If Vietnam has a seat of learning, this is it. Van Mieu, or the Temple of Literature, was established in 1070 to honor and study Confucius. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />VIETNAM'S FIRST UNIVERSITY - If Vietnam has a seat of learning, this is it. Van Mieu, or the Temple of Literature, was established in 1070 to honor and study Confucius.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496505687_6ga7a" title="VIETNAM'S FIRST UNIVERSITY - If Vietnam has a seat of learning, this is it. Van Mieu, or the Temple of Literature, was established in 1070 to honor and study Confucius."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC1117/496505687_6ga7a-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="VIETNAM'S FIRST UNIVERSITY - If Vietnam has a seat of learning, this is it. Van Mieu, or the Temple of Literature, was established in 1070 to honor and study Confucius." title="VIETNAM'S FIRST UNIVERSITY - If Vietnam has a seat of learning, this is it. Van Mieu, or the Temple of Literature, was established in 1070 to honor and study Confucius." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, temple of literature 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496505476_Le7Wf <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />The Temple of Literature served as the center of education of "mandarins" - scholar-bureaucrats. Once they entered into the temple through the Great Portico, they immersed themselves in poe ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496505476_Le7Wf" title="The Temple of Literature served as the center of education of "mandarins" - scholar-bureaucrats. Once they entered into the temple through the Great Portico, they immersed themselves in poe ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC1108/496505476_Le7Wf-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The Temple of Literature served as the center of education of "mandarins" - scholar-bureaucrats. Once they entered into the temple through the Great Portico, they immersed themselves in poe ..." title="The Temple of Literature served as the center of education of "mandarins" - scholar-bureaucrats. Once they entered into the temple through the Great Portico, they immersed themselves in poe ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:52:26 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC1108/496505476_Le7Wf-Th-4.jpg 2009-03-02 02:52:52 78b115add37babc45113c17f09a12023 efebea17a9930a08b425234dbf7589a4 62b32815331b5a4bbcb126ba3c86e323 2e9abf041cf62d92750e6e60e31b6bff 8a141eca48a604300783e2d487e6f50b feb943dbffacc432eebc559c1922cfae b9e3623bd88b797aaced8d201c8213b2 9be2f0e00a14a3fb4cd261e680d30f9b 30ee3f0e8209b65fa5c260f0ab76a0a3 The Temple of Literature served as the center of education of "mandarins" - scholar-bureaucrats. Once they entered into the temple through the Great Portico, they immersed themselves in poe ... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />The Temple of Literature served as the center of education of "mandarins" - scholar-bureaucrats. Once they entered into the temple through the Great Portico, they immersed themselves in poe ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496505476_Le7Wf" title="The Temple of Literature served as the center of education of "mandarins" - scholar-bureaucrats. Once they entered into the temple through the Great Portico, they immersed themselves in poe ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC1108/496505476_Le7Wf-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The Temple of Literature served as the center of education of "mandarins" - scholar-bureaucrats. Once they entered into the temple through the Great Portico, they immersed themselves in poe ..." title="The Temple of Literature served as the center of education of "mandarins" - scholar-bureaucrats. Once they entered into the temple through the Great Portico, they immersed themselves in poe ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, temple of literature 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496505421_q394J <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />From 1070 to 1919, Vietnam's best and brightest gathered in the temple, all striving for recognition as a tien si (doctor laurate). Those who succeeded were honored with an engraved stela m ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496505421_q394J" title="From 1070 to 1919, Vietnam's best and brightest gathered in the temple, all striving for recognition as a tien si (doctor laurate). Those who succeeded were honored with an engraved stela m ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC1112/496505421_q394J-Th-6.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="From 1070 to 1919, Vietnam's best and brightest gathered in the temple, all striving for recognition as a tien si (doctor laurate). Those who succeeded were honored with an engraved stela m ..." title="From 1070 to 1919, Vietnam's best and brightest gathered in the temple, all striving for recognition as a tien si (doctor laurate). Those who succeeded were honored with an engraved stela m ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:52:21 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC1112/496505421_q394J-Th-6.jpg 2009-03-02 03:05:41 534b2a30a7488c721589e67402b418d1 8c61c89116f41d121c8919ebc5a5095f 4bc1627187f637f8a44d4703237a5369 b8dac073b05764b91b2d48638b49a0b4 0b13339244a0d06476116182345c725d 14fd4af3217915e5265481ced2d120b3 2bae01b2cd1ab42ff13186783851192e 5404e16ef2b4ace198f64929f0e1958b aa2938996fc094e122548a0e46f0e30c From 1070 to 1919, Vietnam's best and brightest gathered in the temple, all striving for recognition as a tien si (doctor laurate). Those who succeeded were honored with an engraved stela m ... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />From 1070 to 1919, Vietnam's best and brightest gathered in the temple, all striving for recognition as a tien si (doctor laurate). Those who succeeded were honored with an engraved stela m ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496505421_q394J" title="From 1070 to 1919, Vietnam's best and brightest gathered in the temple, all striving for recognition as a tien si (doctor laurate). Those who succeeded were honored with an engraved stela m ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC1112/496505421_q394J-Th-6.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="From 1070 to 1919, Vietnam's best and brightest gathered in the temple, all striving for recognition as a tien si (doctor laurate). Those who succeeded were honored with an engraved stela m ..." title="From 1070 to 1919, Vietnam's best and brightest gathered in the temple, all striving for recognition as a tien si (doctor laurate). Those who succeeded were honored with an engraved stela m ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, temple of literature 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496506301_YG9mt <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />In the Temple's "Great House of Ceremonies" there is a statue of the man himself - Confucius - the "Teacher of Ten Thousand Generations" as a placard reads.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496506301_YG9mt" title="In the Temple's "Great House of Ceremonies" there is a statue of the man himself - Confucius - the "Teacher of Ten Thousand Generations" as a placard reads."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC1126/496506301_YG9mt-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="In the Temple's "Great House of Ceremonies" there is a statue of the man himself - Confucius - the "Teacher of Ten Thousand Generations" as a placard reads." title="In the Temple's "Great House of Ceremonies" there is a statue of the man himself - Confucius - the "Teacher of Ten Thousand Generations" as a placard reads." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:53:38 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC1126/496506301_YG9mt-Th-4.jpg 2009-03-02 03:19:22 1bb7fa318b0dab9e723188958f00df6d c693da20fc1f4464708f8b8cdb4a7117 83779d390fabb5a5a2ff42f75f065358 113c387d8410b4179a9a55e6341b6bc3 dd459f960894020f956110b48d3c860c ccc235d2bb52091604962d354aa18ca8 08f7dc7e8ac8e8ef49d5119f51cc62e7 cd597d2b3318214b212731a46c598439 1b68d07921b4047665913be1876ad7fe In the Temple's "Great House of Ceremonies" there is a statue of the man himself - Confucius - the "Teacher of Ten Thousand Generations" as a placard reads. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />In the Temple's "Great House of Ceremonies" there is a statue of the man himself - Confucius - the "Teacher of Ten Thousand Generations" as a placard reads.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496506301_YG9mt" title="In the Temple's "Great House of Ceremonies" there is a statue of the man himself - Confucius - the "Teacher of Ten Thousand Generations" as a placard reads."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC1126/496506301_YG9mt-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="In the Temple's "Great House of Ceremonies" there is a statue of the man himself - Confucius - the "Teacher of Ten Thousand Generations" as a placard reads." title="In the Temple's "Great House of Ceremonies" there is a statue of the man himself - Confucius - the "Teacher of Ten Thousand Generations" as a placard reads." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, temple of literature 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496506375_Ds2c8 <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />At the far end of the temple complex, there is a reconstructed museum - Thai Hoc Hall. Inside is a statue of Chu Van An, Vietnam's most respected educator who taught in the 14th century.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496506375_Ds2c8" title="At the far end of the temple complex, there is a reconstructed museum - Thai Hoc Hall. Inside is a statue of Chu Van An, Vietnam's most respected educator who taught in the 14th century."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC1148/496506375_Ds2c8-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="At the far end of the temple complex, there is a reconstructed museum - Thai Hoc Hall. Inside is a statue of Chu Van An, Vietnam's most respected educator who taught in the 14th century." title="At the far end of the temple complex, there is a reconstructed museum - Thai Hoc Hall. Inside is a statue of Chu Van An, Vietnam's most respected educator who taught in the 14th century." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:53:46 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC1148/496506375_Ds2c8-Th-4.jpg 2009-03-02 03:43:22 2a137b41e7d4a8f2ab0bc11d61c2a20c 3005eb59374eefa52708a8d9f15c7e8d 2e3726a6cde819a29dbfd272e2f8f616 06304292c6843b2acca88561913ce1e8 54a4563b868b3a2d69c4a051c9135a02 859298732441009cea4b0e9957041f1f ae915733ccb5efc7dfc48cbc233d6a14 82f8ac712002d57f96a69a5328815ec4 f74a62dca17a6fc23c9c896a87017bce At the far end of the temple complex, there is a reconstructed museum - Thai Hoc Hall. Inside is a statue of Chu Van An, Vietnam's most respected educator who taught in the 14th century. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />At the far end of the temple complex, there is a reconstructed museum - Thai Hoc Hall. Inside is a statue of Chu Van An, Vietnam's most respected educator who taught in the 14th century.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496506375_Ds2c8" title="At the far end of the temple complex, there is a reconstructed museum - Thai Hoc Hall. Inside is a statue of Chu Van An, Vietnam's most respected educator who taught in the 14th century."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC1148/496506375_Ds2c8-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="At the far end of the temple complex, there is a reconstructed museum - Thai Hoc Hall. Inside is a statue of Chu Van An, Vietnam's most respected educator who taught in the 14th century." title="At the far end of the temple complex, there is a reconstructed museum - Thai Hoc Hall. Inside is a statue of Chu Van An, Vietnam's most respected educator who taught in the 14th century." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, temple of literature 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496504221_5TXQX <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />A large brass bell hung outside Thai Hoc Hall at the rear of the Temple of Literature. Possibly it was used to summon the mandarins for their daily studies or to religious ceremonies.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496504221_5TXQX" title="A large brass bell hung outside Thai Hoc Hall at the rear of the Temple of Literature. Possibly it was used to summon the mandarins for their daily studies or to religious ceremonies."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC1157/496504221_5TXQX-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="A large brass bell hung outside Thai Hoc Hall at the rear of the Temple of Literature. Possibly it was used to summon the mandarins for their daily studies or to religious ceremonies." title="A large brass bell hung outside Thai Hoc Hall at the rear of the Temple of Literature. Possibly it was used to summon the mandarins for their daily studies or to religious ceremonies." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:50:38 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC1157/496504221_5TXQX-Th-4.jpg 2009-03-02 03:50:24 4207b6b6f787868cad04f268cdb5d2ca 48eda940b76aa775843f30881f9b65dc 0ecad79b1cd17f73a81ad5973a6e6ba8 d77a3e955521e7bc67f1d51bdeec4e05 082cbce5b0ec0a7f7bbc98df8467726d adf10792f3323e3483173e2f8749cc21 e1be9d13610d1e0882013dde73e99dee ace459f99fdc8b1c66f3088c3d3df4b1 1b2b1067446162a08dd374372bea1ef5 A large brass bell hung outside Thai Hoc Hall at the rear of the Temple of Literature. Possibly it was used to summon the mandarins for their daily studies or to religious ceremonies. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />A large brass bell hung outside Thai Hoc Hall at the rear of the Temple of Literature. Possibly it was used to summon the mandarins for their daily studies or to religious ceremonies.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496504221_5TXQX" title="A large brass bell hung outside Thai Hoc Hall at the rear of the Temple of Literature. Possibly it was used to summon the mandarins for their daily studies or to religious ceremonies."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC1157/496504221_5TXQX-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="A large brass bell hung outside Thai Hoc Hall at the rear of the Temple of Literature. Possibly it was used to summon the mandarins for their daily studies or to religious ceremonies." title="A large brass bell hung outside Thai Hoc Hall at the rear of the Temple of Literature. Possibly it was used to summon the mandarins for their daily studies or to religious ceremonies." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, hanoi, ha noi, temple of literature 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496495312_6wmzt <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />A PLACE OF REMEMBERING - In almost every Vietnamese village in the north, there is a war memorial cemetary. Here North Vietnamese soldiers and Viet Cong killed during the Vietnam War - or ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496495312_6wmzt" title="A PLACE OF REMEMBERING - In almost every Vietnamese village in the north, there is a war memorial cemetary. Here North Vietnamese soldiers and Viet Cong killed during the Vietnam War - or ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0623/496495312_6wmzt-Th-6.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="A PLACE OF REMEMBERING - In almost every Vietnamese village in the north, there is a war memorial cemetary. Here North Vietnamese soldiers and Viet Cong killed during the Vietnam War - or ..." title="A PLACE OF REMEMBERING - In almost every Vietnamese village in the north, there is a war memorial cemetary. Here North Vietnamese soldiers and Viet Cong killed during the Vietnam War - or ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:36:51 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0623/496495312_6wmzt-Th-6.jpg 2009-02-27 20:58:01 583687df17610fd4fa88d2ba3878a2af 685caff903d2674ef240b5b53c002466 a9842d7fa991e9c64734ca24be9d567c f83bea6889ed0c1556dae2384afdbe47 f65014ee529f8d392e65f76f3f86ab97 15e950f54d41a5aa7c04b0bcd7413926 b578a27bc2c98e2ae75ac9d8afd61e28 5e16d29f3f131ff25aa1f7832cb6673d 9d2366d9083f72ad24d950d3919f6b17 A PLACE OF REMEMBERING - In almost every Vietnamese village in the north, there is a war memorial cemetary. Here North Vietnamese soldiers and Viet Cong killed during the Vietnam War - or ... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />A PLACE OF REMEMBERING - In almost every Vietnamese village in the north, there is a war memorial cemetary. Here North Vietnamese soldiers and Viet Cong killed during the Vietnam War - or ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496495312_6wmzt" title="A PLACE OF REMEMBERING - In almost every Vietnamese village in the north, there is a war memorial cemetary. Here North Vietnamese soldiers and Viet Cong killed during the Vietnam War - or ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0623/496495312_6wmzt-Th-6.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="A PLACE OF REMEMBERING - In almost every Vietnamese village in the north, there is a war memorial cemetary. Here North Vietnamese soldiers and Viet Cong killed during the Vietnam War - or ..." title="A PLACE OF REMEMBERING - In almost every Vietnamese village in the north, there is a war memorial cemetary. Here North Vietnamese soldiers and Viet Cong killed during the Vietnam War - or ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, cemetary 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496494519_bnFXt <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />At this gravesite, we encountered a solitary man lighting incense and quietly staring at the tombstone. We walked cautiously around the markers, fearing that we were disturbing the man's so ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496494519_bnFXt" title="At this gravesite, we encountered a solitary man lighting incense and quietly staring at the tombstone. We walked cautiously around the markers, fearing that we were disturbing the man's so ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0621/496494519_bnFXt-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="At this gravesite, we encountered a solitary man lighting incense and quietly staring at the tombstone. We walked cautiously around the markers, fearing that we were disturbing the man's so ..." title="At this gravesite, we encountered a solitary man lighting incense and quietly staring at the tombstone. We walked cautiously around the markers, fearing that we were disturbing the man's so ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:35:34 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0621/496494519_bnFXt-Th-4.jpg f4f5a3f00ad272858fd7fda86c837baf b676b4637df72210d1f7c589a326990f 34669da7fb97c532665feafa0a2490c5 3a10be8b7627c2a7fac5720050ab769e a08289604934a523b6b63b40df3c1664 ef2fa63459587d2ef2703742386ac3ef c2cc55ce9ffdce224cd0e8e0d4059c6a 641c830a2999a9781fbde48cf94e8dd4 102cabcd315bedc8a8f2f478beef4ce3 At this gravesite, we encountered a solitary man lighting incense and quietly staring at the tombstone. We walked cautiously around the markers, fearing that we were disturbing the man's so ... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />At this gravesite, we encountered a solitary man lighting incense and quietly staring at the tombstone. We walked cautiously around the markers, fearing that we were disturbing the man's so ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496494519_bnFXt" title="At this gravesite, we encountered a solitary man lighting incense and quietly staring at the tombstone. We walked cautiously around the markers, fearing that we were disturbing the man's so ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0621/496494519_bnFXt-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="At this gravesite, we encountered a solitary man lighting incense and quietly staring at the tombstone. We walked cautiously around the markers, fearing that we were disturbing the man's so ..." title="At this gravesite, we encountered a solitary man lighting incense and quietly staring at the tombstone. We walked cautiously around the markers, fearing that we were disturbing the man's so ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, cemetary 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496494131_ognud <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />He approached us - not to rebuke but to shake our hands and thank us for visiting ground that was sacred to him. We learned that the gravesite was that of his older brother - a Viet Cong - ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496494131_ognud" title="He approached us - not to rebuke but to shake our hands and thank us for visiting ground that was sacred to him. We learned that the gravesite was that of his older brother - a Viet Cong - ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0619/496494131_ognud-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="He approached us - not to rebuke but to shake our hands and thank us for visiting ground that was sacred to him. We learned that the gravesite was that of his older brother - a Viet Cong - ..." title="He approached us - not to rebuke but to shake our hands and thank us for visiting ground that was sacred to him. We learned that the gravesite was that of his older brother - a Viet Cong - ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:34:55 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0619/496494131_ognud-Th-3.jpg 2009-02-27 20:52:58 c5c3f9e76be178513d144f7f9cdd6da5 fad1be1475d08a2789a4c949546fa273 01608dc253b2e6275b6ef7e6dcd408b7 2dd3a1f4dcfae85bc93e03b5c5b25a17 7c10aed9e6064550a515a3b22852f304 bd7b983d4042710ff29f4927d96ec393 dd299b32bd8e5c9eb7a6f0e5009c3677 2faad142d787ddfdeaf7c29e89830b44 347455b8057a4c0d016bb2f5fefd774d He approached us - not to rebuke but to shake our hands and thank us for visiting ground that was sacred to him. We learned that the gravesite was that of his older brother - a Viet Cong - ... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />He approached us - not to rebuke but to shake our hands and thank us for visiting ground that was sacred to him. We learned that the gravesite was that of his older brother - a Viet Cong - ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496494131_ognud" title="He approached us - not to rebuke but to shake our hands and thank us for visiting ground that was sacred to him. We learned that the gravesite was that of his older brother - a Viet Cong - ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0619/496494131_ognud-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="He approached us - not to rebuke but to shake our hands and thank us for visiting ground that was sacred to him. We learned that the gravesite was that of his older brother - a Viet Cong - ..." title="He approached us - not to rebuke but to shake our hands and thank us for visiting ground that was sacred to him. We learned that the gravesite was that of his older brother - a Viet Cong - ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, cemetary 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496494553_dvUiJ <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />But the man was genuinely glad to meet us, moving through our group until he had shaken every hand. Alhough he spoke no English, we learned through our trip leader that he had a son studyin ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496494553_dvUiJ" title="But the man was genuinely glad to meet us, moving through our group until he had shaken every hand. Alhough he spoke no English, we learned through our trip leader that he had a son studyin ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0620/496494553_dvUiJ-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="But the man was genuinely glad to meet us, moving through our group until he had shaken every hand. Alhough he spoke no English, we learned through our trip leader that he had a son studyin ..." title="But the man was genuinely glad to meet us, moving through our group until he had shaken every hand. Alhough he spoke no English, we learned through our trip leader that he had a son studyin ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:35:38 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0620/496494553_dvUiJ-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-27 20:53:02 5ef460944d4d67d7e4b4efa319c2e6a7 435620439cd67e6b264264bcb50f78ad 9561579657605a288f13c77d12190b6c 8b820b89e1bdcc25156abdf6bab7bfe7 dc79d5460fa16b2dad5c4bd2a17a9688 28995bbb7564792a10e2ada4e0c05512 e15a775c9a70a5b0e9102d810ac466d5 b788a3b4664cb558847b412f35a9b41e 9fec0f2d64b22bf06980212b957e3d48 But the man was genuinely glad to meet us, moving through our group until he had shaken every hand. Alhough he spoke no English, we learned through our trip leader that he had a son studyin ... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />But the man was genuinely glad to meet us, moving through our group until he had shaken every hand. Alhough he spoke no English, we learned through our trip leader that he had a son studyin ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496494553_dvUiJ" title="But the man was genuinely glad to meet us, moving through our group until he had shaken every hand. Alhough he spoke no English, we learned through our trip leader that he had a son studyin ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0620/496494553_dvUiJ-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="But the man was genuinely glad to meet us, moving through our group until he had shaken every hand. Alhough he spoke no English, we learned through our trip leader that he had a son studyin ..." title="But the man was genuinely glad to meet us, moving through our group until he had shaken every hand. Alhough he spoke no English, we learned through our trip leader that he had a son studyin ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, cemetary 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#507712465_UQwuD <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COUNTRY MARKET - Most trip leaders can't resist a local market, and our's in Vietnam was no different. After our stop at the cemetary, we stopped at a roadside market.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#507712465_UQwuD" title="COUNTRY MARKET - Most trip leaders can't resist a local market, and our's in Vietnam was no different. After our stop at the cemetary, we stopped at a roadside market."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0642/507712465_UQwuD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="COUNTRY MARKET - Most trip leaders can't resist a local market, and our's in Vietnam was no different. After our stop at the cemetary, we stopped at a roadside market." title="COUNTRY MARKET - Most trip leaders can't resist a local market, and our's in Vietnam was no different. After our stop at the cemetary, we stopped at a roadside market." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:18:36 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0642/507712465_UQwuD-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 21:29:30 db03722194399b20c666a29550d5c6f8 1d5060070f6d9935918766e61f4c76f7 a67986523d6d3e01fb3ae426f17a7144 39e77e77381a41a21a886c79a29c9643 9fef0fc2632656a436cb732dfd2085a1 a8b044987ac7fcf6d07a97fae46b61ae bc63c9906de6eca97422ee9b979d9c09 226219af6a72b1cd7b955cad4218e2ae 6550599ee9e85db0acd0765826bb87f7 COUNTRY MARKET - Most trip leaders can't resist a local market, and our's in Vietnam was no different. After our stop at the cemetary, we stopped at a roadside market. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COUNTRY MARKET - Most trip leaders can't resist a local market, and our's in Vietnam was no different. After our stop at the cemetary, we stopped at a roadside market.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#507712465_UQwuD" title="COUNTRY MARKET - Most trip leaders can't resist a local market, and our's in Vietnam was no different. After our stop at the cemetary, we stopped at a roadside market."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0642/507712465_UQwuD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="COUNTRY MARKET - Most trip leaders can't resist a local market, and our's in Vietnam was no different. After our stop at the cemetary, we stopped at a roadside market." title="COUNTRY MARKET - Most trip leaders can't resist a local market, and our's in Vietnam was no different. After our stop at the cemetary, we stopped at a roadside market." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#507713021_2NxEy <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />It had rained the night before, and the walkways through the open air market were mostly deep mud puddles. But the damp weather didn't dampen the smiles of the local vendors as we "xin chao ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#507713021_2NxEy" title="It had rained the night before, and the walkways through the open air market were mostly deep mud puddles. But the damp weather didn't dampen the smiles of the local vendors as we "xin chao ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0648/507713021_2NxEy-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="It had rained the night before, and the walkways through the open air market were mostly deep mud puddles. But the damp weather didn't dampen the smiles of the local vendors as we "xin chao ..." title="It had rained the night before, and the walkways through the open air market were mostly deep mud puddles. But the damp weather didn't dampen the smiles of the local vendors as we "xin chao ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:20:09 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0648/507713021_2NxEy-Th-3.jpg 2009-02-27 21:34:36 8107af8179244467b7599ed748f8ac5f ba360728fa68e90137e950aab0e74551 ab5fa8ffc9338da34a28b4f3c111d4cf 8a11d12289e884559e885e2d967f7223 7d90559a5e19a58b735be1e9de32a492 b9b1a213b4e9b8911a0c966f787311e0 ea8e8649c51d4c1e2875debe3e6e4577 b6d92b7033e6e6ffea2ab0b6648300df c0871acec47c0ba982d1d288d11ac775 It had rained the night before, and the walkways through the open air market were mostly deep mud puddles. But the damp weather didn't dampen the smiles of the local vendors as we "xin chao ... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />It had rained the night before, and the walkways through the open air market were mostly deep mud puddles. But the damp weather didn't dampen the smiles of the local vendors as we "xin chao ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#507713021_2NxEy" title="It had rained the night before, and the walkways through the open air market were mostly deep mud puddles. But the damp weather didn't dampen the smiles of the local vendors as we "xin chao ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0648/507713021_2NxEy-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="It had rained the night before, and the walkways through the open air market were mostly deep mud puddles. But the damp weather didn't dampen the smiles of the local vendors as we "xin chao ..." title="It had rained the night before, and the walkways through the open air market were mostly deep mud puddles. But the damp weather didn't dampen the smiles of the local vendors as we "xin chao ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#507712407_LUTAi <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />We gamely made our way past women selling trays of unidentifiable slabs of meat while swatting away pesky flies.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#507712407_LUTAi" title="We gamely made our way past women selling trays of unidentifiable slabs of meat while swatting away pesky flies."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0644/507712407_LUTAi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="We gamely made our way past women selling trays of unidentifiable slabs of meat while swatting away pesky flies." title="We gamely made our way past women selling trays of unidentifiable slabs of meat while swatting away pesky flies." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:18:22 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0644/507712407_LUTAi-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 21:31:46 9d863ee4c681bd4f74c478984d45ab78 53fda2d15c663f8dd47b925560f561d7 528c980a417ab39d849ec19282e2c230 988c8a3bce3e1971e75949dffd3d6764 a07be8ee6fbb10a9318b0ea4e4daee72 81e201c6f2e71ca3696cb22b99e9e46b d3a6e53a2d3bc7a2a51fbc3383b09abe cc0febab9e60dfaae7ec91a364700c5a 1221b2ac1dbc4879af4aee4b5bd20041 We gamely made our way past women selling trays of unidentifiable slabs of meat while swatting away pesky flies. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />We gamely made our way past women selling trays of unidentifiable slabs of meat while swatting away pesky flies.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#507712407_LUTAi" title="We gamely made our way past women selling trays of unidentifiable slabs of meat while swatting away pesky flies."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0644/507712407_LUTAi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="We gamely made our way past women selling trays of unidentifiable slabs of meat while swatting away pesky flies." title="We gamely made our way past women selling trays of unidentifiable slabs of meat while swatting away pesky flies." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#507712984_zEuSH <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />THIS IS NOT YOUR LOCAL KFC - If you wanted your chicken fresh, the local market was the place to shop.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#507712984_zEuSH" title="THIS IS NOT YOUR LOCAL KFC - If you wanted your chicken fresh, the local market was the place to shop."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0652/507712984_zEuSH-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="THIS IS NOT YOUR LOCAL KFC - If you wanted your chicken fresh, the local market was the place to shop." title="THIS IS NOT YOUR LOCAL KFC - If you wanted your chicken fresh, the local market was the place to shop." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:20:02 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0652/507712984_zEuSH-Th-1.jpg 2009-02-27 21:36:34 8ca68cbc3a05896c0aa11b435a0edad1 c44cf89a7b482bf3c6da3964e44285a1 cc6efab214c96a2dceea31ccf736e658 6e2babe5fc37ea21f8754165ac353cde 26a0415bdc56c14646094ca80e4b0047 99d0594028eb7c7206bb301c03cba492 90ad10be4df06924a382207ed24a60f4 a130f8de0d6784e223cb6eb8837d237e 2de7ce3ed1d15969459e29964bfd3adf THIS IS NOT YOUR LOCAL KFC - If you wanted your chicken fresh, the local market was the place to shop. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />THIS IS NOT YOUR LOCAL KFC - If you wanted your chicken fresh, the local market was the place to shop.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#507712984_zEuSH" title="THIS IS NOT YOUR LOCAL KFC - If you wanted your chicken fresh, the local market was the place to shop."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0652/507712984_zEuSH-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="THIS IS NOT YOUR LOCAL KFC - If you wanted your chicken fresh, the local market was the place to shop." title="THIS IS NOT YOUR LOCAL KFC - If you wanted your chicken fresh, the local market was the place to shop." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#507713373_eFRY6 <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />During our stroll through the market, we came upon shoppers both old...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#507713373_eFRY6" title="During our stroll through the market, we came upon shoppers both old..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0658/507713373_eFRY6-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="During our stroll through the market, we came upon shoppers both old..." title="During our stroll through the market, we came upon shoppers both old..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:20:54 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0658/507713373_eFRY6-Th-1.jpg 2009-02-27 21:39:55 cfc06456620f60f35aa912d1f7a0a497 79dceab2b9fe0a056794c0dca03efea3 b0886fe86757e57e194f9caa25a4b104 33e64be323dd0cc621469730f80a16c4 182a2947f8e784f3ce4359f07200c75a b1b796e8a275c51686e3651c6f99fa49 ab488f3953f51d9ecd19edc3838c2056 0824d2a93166d70d113b4ba6460dc06b 30aba91d6d1c215054766601bde082d4 During our stroll through the market, we came upon shoppers both old... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />During our stroll through the market, we came upon shoppers both old...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#507713373_eFRY6" title="During our stroll through the market, we came upon shoppers both old..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0658/507713373_eFRY6-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="During our stroll through the market, we came upon shoppers both old..." title="During our stroll through the market, we came upon shoppers both old..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#507713321_8VgXx <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />...and young.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#507713321_8VgXx" title="...and young."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0654/507713321_8VgXx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...and young." title="...and young." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:20:49 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0654/507713321_8VgXx-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 21:37:30 2083881e997a2842a56a930511c2ab33 79a92a908b8d48a64a9a5938c94b14cd 807040ed2cb9881b4fb8b5b0d410edcc 7b219dd4c141b18a9ff65b91dc98841c 58dbcc4cf3a8a5f40ead01dbe7dd5d6c f4a624f1e075e0ea65d07bbbd2999291 fcc46be67c2b5f88ca088d6aca4eec90 5c9070a70d40a83642d2dfc4b8c10c3c c517833e7f4f4ee23f1fe4864024e414 ...and young. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />...and young.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#507713321_8VgXx" title="...and young."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0654/507713321_8VgXx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...and young." title="...and young." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#507712455_FDwbe <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Back on the road, we passed this horse-drawn wagon - drawn by a very small horse. These diminutive horses are common in Vietnam and are related to a breed that originated in Mongolia.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#507712455_FDwbe" title="Back on the road, we passed this horse-drawn wagon - drawn by a very small horse. These diminutive horses are common in Vietnam and are related to a breed that originated in Mongolia."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0614/507712455_FDwbe-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Back on the road, we passed this horse-drawn wagon - drawn by a very small horse. These diminutive horses are common in Vietnam and are related to a breed that originated in Mongolia." title="Back on the road, we passed this horse-drawn wagon - drawn by a very small horse. These diminutive horses are common in Vietnam and are related to a breed that originated in Mongolia." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:18:34 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0614/507712455_FDwbe-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 20:31:23 fac7f955968d834c33d571cb9e048beb a9befbd7ef04cd36a73a481c278fd861 16fdf2fe4c0a78a097fcd9c4604c7a29 4dd2278368c8717de5346b097ce32dac 6be3db7d57eaee79938589b659d599df 61968bb6b5c4e2ef4c73e73c37ffbd51 12b6baf72d5842275be5b6413eac6323 e1e1cc1d424a45746260e9a01824622f 7daba4dc8e748a9fb08bbc53ea84ec32 Back on the road, we passed this horse-drawn wagon - drawn by a very small horse. These diminutive horses are common in Vietnam and are related to a breed that originated in Mongolia. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Back on the road, we passed this horse-drawn wagon - drawn by a very small horse. These diminutive horses are common in Vietnam and are related to a breed that originated in Mongolia.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#507712455_FDwbe" title="Back on the road, we passed this horse-drawn wagon - drawn by a very small horse. These diminutive horses are common in Vietnam and are related to a breed that originated in Mongolia."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0614/507712455_FDwbe-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Back on the road, we passed this horse-drawn wagon - drawn by a very small horse. These diminutive horses are common in Vietnam and are related to a breed that originated in Mongolia." title="Back on the road, we passed this horse-drawn wagon - drawn by a very small horse. These diminutive horses are common in Vietnam and are related to a breed that originated in Mongolia." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496499000_HbgCN <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />ACROSS THE RIVER TO THO HA - It was on to the village of Tho Ha, located on an island in the middle of the Cau River and reachable only by ferry.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496499000_HbgCN" title="ACROSS THE RIVER TO THO HA - It was on to the village of Tho Ha, located on an island in the middle of the Cau River and reachable only by ferry."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0762/496499000_HbgCN-Th-7.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="ACROSS THE RIVER TO THO HA - It was on to the village of Tho Ha, located on an island in the middle of the Cau River and reachable only by ferry." title="ACROSS THE RIVER TO THO HA - It was on to the village of Tho Ha, located on an island in the middle of the Cau River and reachable only by ferry." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:42:53 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0762/496499000_HbgCN-Th-7.jpg 2009-02-27 23:32:26 e4221f1ff2712559d0527fbb79ef63c4 fb3f7b2a2009b218529268da17230205 82f3b2c27b07f04788ced3faf20c3a0a 9badcc4862adb1cb089ea30a4349a16d c17669de0a95ecb6f8621f2327fa4d1d ab3a152cb66aaeb72c88eecdb7b34faf e13a1212db9fe792eccddea82e64737f df7627ea16a35c0d1a7512c1a81c41ab 4a05c6fe85a52c952b3f7281477bda04 ACROSS THE RIVER TO THO HA - It was on to the village of Tho Ha, located on an island in the middle of the Cau River and reachable only by ferry. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />ACROSS THE RIVER TO THO HA - It was on to the village of Tho Ha, located on an island in the middle of the Cau River and reachable only by ferry.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496499000_HbgCN" title="ACROSS THE RIVER TO THO HA - It was on to the village of Tho Ha, located on an island in the middle of the Cau River and reachable only by ferry."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0762/496499000_HbgCN-Th-7.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="ACROSS THE RIVER TO THO HA - It was on to the village of Tho Ha, located on an island in the middle of the Cau River and reachable only by ferry." title="ACROSS THE RIVER TO THO HA - It was on to the village of Tho Ha, located on an island in the middle of the Cau River and reachable only by ferry." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, tho ha 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496499166_4fjpi <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />As we crossed the river, we passed this woman fishing in the muddy waters while paddling her sampan (canoe) with her feet.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496499166_4fjpi" title="As we crossed the river, we passed this woman fishing in the muddy waters while paddling her sampan (canoe) with her feet."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0764/496499166_4fjpi-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="As we crossed the river, we passed this woman fishing in the muddy waters while paddling her sampan (canoe) with her feet." title="As we crossed the river, we passed this woman fishing in the muddy waters while paddling her sampan (canoe) with her feet." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:43:07 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0764/496499166_4fjpi-Th-3.jpg 2009-02-27 23:34:51 5c837d3768b5f419d0930d18cdafb05e 57030f30c0dd496c1642a0c0c28ff570 30deca49a9885d63cf2c648f3b622412 171c700c215ccc105a5608a8d5cca2d0 b19af7efde9f9375e92541ea2bf388d6 a8be3ceb3d62056bb89f9ef6857829ac ee3e0a16dabc51a0240fd9ce73f6c98d fa9efcb03c197e2b7090e99794ef9e3a af7ba63c1564854dea84b435ff70a57c As we crossed the river, we passed this woman fishing in the muddy waters while paddling her sampan (canoe) with her feet. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />As we crossed the river, we passed this woman fishing in the muddy waters while paddling her sampan (canoe) with her feet.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496499166_4fjpi" title="As we crossed the river, we passed this woman fishing in the muddy waters while paddling her sampan (canoe) with her feet."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0764/496499166_4fjpi-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="As we crossed the river, we passed this woman fishing in the muddy waters while paddling her sampan (canoe) with her feet." title="As we crossed the river, we passed this woman fishing in the muddy waters while paddling her sampan (canoe) with her feet." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, tho ha, sampan 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496498140_sMhb2 <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Tho Ha was a picturesque village. It actually dates back to the 10th century when it was one of northern Vietnam’s key pottery producers.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496498140_sMhb2" title="Tho Ha was a picturesque village. It actually dates back to the 10th century when it was one of northern Vietnam’s key pottery producers."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0750/496498140_sMhb2-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Tho Ha was a picturesque village. It actually dates back to the 10th century when it was one of northern Vietnam’s key pottery producers." title="Tho Ha was a picturesque village. It actually dates back to the 10th century when it was one of northern Vietnam’s key pottery producers." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:41:28 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0750/496498140_sMhb2-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-27 23:21:39 a00842b8bf10f79075892ea4fa84a5f1 eaaf5915b047076782225827248b905b af61b041895668634f2a3ff9ff2c2f49 d5bd0cd7710cae2f3641fdc3ea8b664d 688641fa46c54f2e08413157f7e13cdd 703f86f209ca5973cb8da4438e8d93b8 3c420a9171fd895f017de8e5ab4ff0dd 7e20dc50759651c86a2ee6d3fd41f041 4b08bc993f0eb2aacb25a7bfedfe564e Tho Ha was a picturesque village. It actually dates back to the 10th century when it was one of northern Vietnam’s key pottery producers. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Tho Ha was a picturesque village. It actually dates back to the 10th century when it was one of northern Vietnam’s key pottery producers.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496498140_sMhb2" title="Tho Ha was a picturesque village. It actually dates back to the 10th century when it was one of northern Vietnam’s key pottery producers."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0750/496498140_sMhb2-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Tho Ha was a picturesque village. It actually dates back to the 10th century when it was one of northern Vietnam’s key pottery producers." title="Tho Ha was a picturesque village. It actually dates back to the 10th century when it was one of northern Vietnam’s key pottery producers." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, tho ha 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496496200_SUTFo <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Today Tho Ha is known for its production of edible rice paper used throughout the country to wrap spring rolls and other delicacies. Literally the entire village seems consumed by this indu ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496496200_SUTFo" title="Today Tho Ha is known for its production of edible rice paper used throughout the country to wrap spring rolls and other delicacies. Literally the entire village seems consumed by this indu ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0684/496496200_SUTFo-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Today Tho Ha is known for its production of edible rice paper used throughout the country to wrap spring rolls and other delicacies. Literally the entire village seems consumed by this indu ..." title="Today Tho Ha is known for its production of edible rice paper used throughout the country to wrap spring rolls and other delicacies. Literally the entire village seems consumed by this indu ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:38:16 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0684/496496200_SUTFo-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-27 22:27:36 8466dd48324bd44ff743a2776c5e0a01 3895299f1ddf1e262f7415d95a4f5b0b 7f1ce35775c6e9c85331beba569c304d c1500731dc3dd6aaf5bae411e42ee2d9 0770f10dcc63fff4cc4dae1b672c5c81 954bd99b312d14ce54f1d6d3d6001c7b 511746ab047965762968bdbf71a7050b 977f99939018da9fda6307ec6077bb6b fbdb5229ff6cc2115a6561ba982269c3 Today Tho Ha is known for its production of edible rice paper used throughout the country to wrap spring rolls and other delicacies. Literally the entire village seems consumed by this indu ... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Today Tho Ha is known for its production of edible rice paper used throughout the country to wrap spring rolls and other delicacies. Literally the entire village seems consumed by this indu ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496496200_SUTFo" title="Today Tho Ha is known for its production of edible rice paper used throughout the country to wrap spring rolls and other delicacies. Literally the entire village seems consumed by this indu ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0684/496496200_SUTFo-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Today Tho Ha is known for its production of edible rice paper used throughout the country to wrap spring rolls and other delicacies. Literally the entire village seems consumed by this indu ..." title="Today Tho Ha is known for its production of edible rice paper used throughout the country to wrap spring rolls and other delicacies. Literally the entire village seems consumed by this indu ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, tho ha, rice paper 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496498289_GFWs8 <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />An old building, full of architectural charm, had been turned into a place to stack the racks of rice paper.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496498289_GFWs8" title="An old building, full of architectural charm, had been turned into a place to stack the racks of rice paper."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0751/496498289_GFWs8-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="An old building, full of architectural charm, had been turned into a place to stack the racks of rice paper." title="An old building, full of architectural charm, had been turned into a place to stack the racks of rice paper." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:41:43 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0751/496498289_GFWs8-Th-3.jpg 2009-02-27 23:23:20 d39681cfbe7df14a72dfc2b2094549b6 9317b3c893f84b96559a1285946caecf 3c0fe360334d9eea1b0bec0e780f619e 1bb83a8d6866bb92beb3091bb1fa248c 5d1f2b0031a37c05caa7fece813f227c ec1ef5c6d83a49c362f95b41ec95ffc5 7413c688907a3bce89aef76adae33337 702a3801faab78ff3cc98c4b7e78b847 61f84c2bd69c78e26cfc7903052e4a6e An old building, full of architectural charm, had been turned into a place to stack the racks of rice paper. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />An old building, full of architectural charm, had been turned into a place to stack the racks of rice paper.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496498289_GFWs8" title="An old building, full of architectural charm, had been turned into a place to stack the racks of rice paper."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0751/496498289_GFWs8-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="An old building, full of architectural charm, had been turned into a place to stack the racks of rice paper." title="An old building, full of architectural charm, had been turned into a place to stack the racks of rice paper." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, tho ha, rice paper 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#508123861_Lrd5Q <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />There were racks of rice paper everywhere there was an open space - including this large field. And more were on their way. (The black cannister-like objects are blocks of charcoal used fo ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#508123861_Lrd5Q" title="There were racks of rice paper everywhere there was an open space - including this large field. And more were on their way. (The black cannister-like objects are blocks of charcoal used fo ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0754/508123861_Lrd5Q-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="There were racks of rice paper everywhere there was an open space - including this large field. And more were on their way. (The black cannister-like objects are blocks of charcoal used fo ..." title="There were racks of rice paper everywhere there was an open space - including this large field. And more were on their way. (The black cannister-like objects are blocks of charcoal used fo ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:04:37 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0754/508123861_Lrd5Q-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 23:26:21 0230360a7afc4e67f6e740185d48e648 8fb56a62b369985e1c482802fa9ea31f acc5dd087a94bfb53c0d4faf917b2dfa 31c5c9cd599c10de46c0c3b8af0247e1 0b50487ad24c7c20dc6d1667e1739238 ac25ebf727528a2b91f5e2aa11926e1f 79b94174572b877de2c692d9242f4b64 098ee93b605070607fa4b071279ebe55 904ad890d2d06abd45e6cdc782675eaa There were racks of rice paper everywhere there was an open space - including this large field. And more were on their way. (The black cannister-like objects are blocks of charcoal used fo ... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />There were racks of rice paper everywhere there was an open space - including this large field. And more were on their way. (The black cannister-like objects are blocks of charcoal used fo ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#508123861_Lrd5Q" title="There were racks of rice paper everywhere there was an open space - including this large field. And more were on their way. (The black cannister-like objects are blocks of charcoal used fo ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0754/508123861_Lrd5Q-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="There were racks of rice paper everywhere there was an open space - including this large field. And more were on their way. (The black cannister-like objects are blocks of charcoal used fo ..." title="There were racks of rice paper everywhere there was an open space - including this large field. And more were on their way. (The black cannister-like objects are blocks of charcoal used fo ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, tho ha, rice paper 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496496240_vfBLi <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />In one of the village houses, Jeanne tried her hand at making rice paper....</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496496240_vfBLi" title="In one of the village houses, Jeanne tried her hand at making rice paper...."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0699/496496240_vfBLi-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="In one of the village houses, Jeanne tried her hand at making rice paper...." title="In one of the village houses, Jeanne tried her hand at making rice paper...." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:38:21 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0699/496496240_vfBLi-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-27 22:37:00 8eaf4f89c88a4583021a69060cf7ad88 c1e63a667f05927b1038bdd2b188c300 99b84ef1eac9c7a19537a847aa09d5e5 372abb7888a5adb17fc5839a9ac9eda4 95c870324704cad915cdc5232700329f 7e334fbaec962fe65d77e9dca3481cd3 149e7c9a383fab4ab55a2c9c76c26659 0226922a49910007b6668173f3701325 55e46012ec20488a17121990bd3e7f98 In one of the village houses, Jeanne tried her hand at making rice paper.... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />In one of the village houses, Jeanne tried her hand at making rice paper....</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496496240_vfBLi" title="In one of the village houses, Jeanne tried her hand at making rice paper...."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0699/496496240_vfBLi-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="In one of the village houses, Jeanne tried her hand at making rice paper...." title="In one of the village houses, Jeanne tried her hand at making rice paper...." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, tho ha, rice paper 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496496113_eTaVf <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />...as did Loretta....</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496496113_eTaVf" title="...as did Loretta...."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0693/496496113_eTaVf-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...as did Loretta...." title="...as did Loretta...." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:38:07 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0693/496496113_eTaVf-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-27 22:35:28 f3a694c8e0e97b564623fc161ade645a 3b1aad2a2d8e852acce87ca464b15500 56e391c93a89f33adef428d92c41893e b4acfe1bb89bb1fb0c206ec77d8af08a 21108d5eabe4515ec233269f1f7dd60a b4a73ab9b21d26f8b60c0b1bf84a14df 543c5d7b1d886251c88566c0a68e1df8 b7b986215b5f45738a0687a01c2c9802 8a2665d2323b3389ce17184174cd6657 ...as did Loretta.... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />...as did Loretta....</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496496113_eTaVf" title="...as did Loretta...."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0693/496496113_eTaVf-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...as did Loretta...." title="...as did Loretta...." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, tho ha, rice paper 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496496622_r9PLA <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />...with somewhat dubious results (they are supposed to be round and flat).</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496496622_r9PLA" title="...with somewhat dubious results (they are supposed to be round and flat)."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0700/496496622_r9PLA-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...with somewhat dubious results (they are supposed to be round and flat)." title="...with somewhat dubious results (they are supposed to be round and flat)." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:38:56 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0700/496496622_r9PLA-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-27 22:37:32 739cea95e910ad9e5a92dc172bfab263 8428d04e71315c285c395a3a62319546 02d7926af552b7835509be93658263d6 e4dbd8b91a0f9acbdd9d5835dfc21a06 19153b94ca7c2846e9d22ea9e1b56fff f7b8dd3f31d4913415fffc53fe1fddae 8b5827a2f10b83c9bbbbdcef7f72d321 76875ebd25fdfe0c089703362101eab5 e6f76ba50f86ecf4ef43ae7ebc8d29c4 ...with somewhat dubious results (they are supposed to be round and flat). <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />...with somewhat dubious results (they are supposed to be round and flat).</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496496622_r9PLA" title="...with somewhat dubious results (they are supposed to be round and flat)."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0700/496496622_r9PLA-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...with somewhat dubious results (they are supposed to be round and flat)." title="...with somewhat dubious results (they are supposed to be round and flat)." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, tho ha, rice paper 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#503312160_mUVc2 <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />As we strolled through the sleepy village, we came across...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#503312160_mUVc2" title="As we strolled through the sleepy village, we came across..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0758/503312160_mUVc2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="As we strolled through the sleepy village, we came across..." title="As we strolled through the sleepy village, we came across..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:49:40 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0758/503312160_mUVc2-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 23:27:52 fc2ede3875028e80925aa2179a1e0bc1 a2a73cfc75fbaf0d6b871ea25b39f61c 25f1f8cd45991fa4327e0f83db09ed3a 1a8df9295a75459acacdb80d0e757091 8c587fc83b16e8153c08c1d1bf090580 5bd75a1278f4c88924cdb58e96316ddd a1e2bffaf098c38f14aaf948cf83559b 84f0a08a2069b636e2ec836213c7ab84 c6ec5fba3dd6952e4b6652a5d2200f1e As we strolled through the sleepy village, we came across... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />As we strolled through the sleepy village, we came across...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#503312160_mUVc2" title="As we strolled through the sleepy village, we came across..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0758/503312160_mUVc2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="As we strolled through the sleepy village, we came across..." title="As we strolled through the sleepy village, we came across..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, tho ha 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496498276_VNwE5 <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />...mothers cooking lunch for their children alongside the road...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496498276_VNwE5" title="...mothers cooking lunch for their children alongside the road..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0753/496498276_VNwE5-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...mothers cooking lunch for their children alongside the road..." title="...mothers cooking lunch for their children alongside the road..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:41:42 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0753/496498276_VNwE5-Th-3.jpg 2009-02-27 23:24:55 670ef357108fc78e2f4366d56de900c6 0a8f5d039a90177cdee96b69d1da3a5c e41af9c324532ccc1912eadcd3748370 24589af0e14e4189d26d6051bfcf006d da5663ff405fb8ded1d8271a5ce8cf34 9c7f11f22aa93affca7f561d23f5d049 44a9afb08c139696f0f65ee48d4154f8 7ed5053a8bb91b6aae2c1d11042ce3c5 88139dd91821bde10353c8aeaf1b6ec0 ...mothers cooking lunch for their children alongside the road... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />...mothers cooking lunch for their children alongside the road...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496498276_VNwE5" title="...mothers cooking lunch for their children alongside the road..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0753/496498276_VNwE5-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...mothers cooking lunch for their children alongside the road..." title="...mothers cooking lunch for their children alongside the road..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, tho ha 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496495382_ZXpqx <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />...cute little old Vietnamese women (this one was about four feet tall)...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496495382_ZXpqx" title="...cute little old Vietnamese women (this one was about four feet tall)..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0678/496495382_ZXpqx-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...cute little old Vietnamese women (this one was about four feet tall)..." title="...cute little old Vietnamese women (this one was about four feet tall)..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:36:57 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0678/496495382_ZXpqx-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-27 22:24:28 bd47094447441e57b8d526075f554571 28baa9012f1390817c4900340963c847 5f19519ec58bb93fc69512c5dac88057 7dbf21db352153de88e0957913716682 529dae8cf6c924cc100a4f8716fbaf04 38b7e7fbe284b0c3926c57176c3c5d6f 694d459b72faa783a189462a19a1d314 1e6a3294917acc188b106e79c8ac4952 aed63f0e1f69e49fbdc67c2edfd49ef2 ...cute little old Vietnamese women (this one was about four feet tall)... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />...cute little old Vietnamese women (this one was about four feet tall)...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496495382_ZXpqx" title="...cute little old Vietnamese women (this one was about four feet tall)..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0678/496495382_ZXpqx-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...cute little old Vietnamese women (this one was about four feet tall)..." title="...cute little old Vietnamese women (this one was about four feet tall)..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, tho ha 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496498952_ermPT <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />...cute little kids...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496498952_ermPT" title="...cute little kids..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0763/496498952_ermPT-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...cute little kids..." title="...cute little kids..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:42:49 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0763/496498952_ermPT-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-27 23:33:42 11d9ce5f4c294f7a5c754afc43179a8d fd3c5f55d1b33cdefeb113d9624ee446 99af8b135d210579e637a156965cb8f1 13e31f44c5210decd6c1460904464b56 57270075aa2e2611f4304beb0fc97e80 b765bfe4208d62f1b7e9e84fcbf41d7a 2da573b9814dfb9a512a39dd697358f7 340764cb167949200c0889bb58517b7a 0986ca382f6d9e546ae70972647add95 ...cute little kids... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />...cute little kids...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496498952_ermPT" title="...cute little kids..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0763/496498952_ermPT-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...cute little kids..." title="...cute little kids..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, tho ha 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#503320914_TZSVr <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />...more cute little kids...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#503320914_TZSVr" title="...more cute little kids..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0759/503320914_TZSVr-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...more cute little kids..." title="...more cute little kids..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:23:47 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0759/503320914_TZSVr-Th-1.jpg 2009-02-27 23:30:28 8daa804405bc4f0c1299a5b7f90e619d 5b48a6efb7641479ff1a2c594360a906 8426b64acf16f5a70e7a2b3f1b5eea30 b437d1ee6794873200f42adb4c0c25b2 2698bc63fd294e4899d77ca292cdc85c d39c3486d3b77774ebb24e76a813371e fb4b34457f087e8a0f4655ee782e92e1 f9b0132e888b649dbe4a7c2490b3eab9 2557c7bc0612bd0ca5280ba7858bcd05 ...more cute little kids... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />...more cute little kids...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#503320914_TZSVr" title="...more cute little kids..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0759/503320914_TZSVr-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...more cute little kids..." title="...more cute little kids..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, tho ha 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496499862_ijPyB <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />...and the ubiquitous Vietnamese "delivery truck."</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496499862_ijPyB" title="...and the ubiquitous Vietnamese "delivery truck.""><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0771/496499862_ijPyB-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...and the ubiquitous Vietnamese "delivery truck."" title="...and the ubiquitous Vietnamese "delivery truck."" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:44:13 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0771/496499862_ijPyB-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-27 23:38:39 96073f7c7915bd9bbcd0549e0dcd7090 4795b622f61279f0a16995cfcd10a1e3 aa7a82c8bc30afded9e8af255a7ac34c 1f4c6d0338885793184552ce8134863d ddbc2c0c76876c4018b69816b1c1404b eaa846d052397a0e56e8ea5dfdf594fb 509ff87f21b994f0c6fc1d98921d8ee9 8ff1d047d98a0f4e6b21564600b9bb57 93440b2dabf61514192700b606326a96 ...and the ubiquitous Vietnamese "delivery truck." <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />...and the ubiquitous Vietnamese "delivery truck."</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496499862_ijPyB" title="...and the ubiquitous Vietnamese "delivery truck.""><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0771/496499862_ijPyB-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...and the ubiquitous Vietnamese "delivery truck."" title="...and the ubiquitous Vietnamese "delivery truck."" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, tho ha 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496497683_XyA67 <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />But the highlight of our visit to the village was our time spent with this man, a former Viet Cong who had fought in Saigon in 1975, then later against the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496497683_XyA67" title="But the highlight of our visit to the village was our time spent with this man, a former Viet Cong who had fought in Saigon in 1975, then later against the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0745/496497683_XyA67-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="But the highlight of our visit to the village was our time spent with this man, a former Viet Cong who had fought in Saigon in 1975, then later against the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia." title="But the highlight of our visit to the village was our time spent with this man, a former Viet Cong who had fought in Saigon in 1975, then later against the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:40:42 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0745/496497683_XyA67-Th-4.jpg 2009-02-27 23:16:26 9763c0864313184e64a0afefc257a6ea bb5f6c8d20029b2a804541da6af7228c a6b54e640329660dd0da7e30ce96dc79 ad74e7abcaa8d258c69a5af33ae8edca fc3564a6a66afd0aacafaa3ba21af30f 9b037399e05b6e3f287ac9a7c2fb768d fa47dfd45631f26e1fd6917fe4e5c6f1 4adf88a65f2f69bb09ce0fa57a59d4dd bb7eab5f97c3cf2bd253cf7568ce77dd But the highlight of our visit to the village was our time spent with this man, a former Viet Cong who had fought in Saigon in 1975, then later against the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />But the highlight of our visit to the village was our time spent with this man, a former Viet Cong who had fought in Saigon in 1975, then later against the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496497683_XyA67" title="But the highlight of our visit to the village was our time spent with this man, a former Viet Cong who had fought in Saigon in 1975, then later against the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0745/496497683_XyA67-Th-4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="But the highlight of our visit to the village was our time spent with this man, a former Viet Cong who had fought in Saigon in 1975, then later against the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia." title="But the highlight of our visit to the village was our time spent with this man, a former Viet Cong who had fought in Saigon in 1975, then later against the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, tho ha 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496496606_jsyk5 <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />He invited us into his immaculately clean home where he began by serving us rice wine which we downed with a hearty "mot (one), hai (two), Ba (three)...YO!"</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496496606_jsyk5" title="He invited us into his immaculately clean home where he began by serving us rice wine which we downed with a hearty "mot (one), hai (two), Ba (three)...YO!""><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0701/496496606_jsyk5-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="He invited us into his immaculately clean home where he began by serving us rice wine which we downed with a hearty "mot (one), hai (two), Ba (three)...YO!"" title="He invited us into his immaculately clean home where he began by serving us rice wine which we downed with a hearty "mot (one), hai (two), Ba (three)...YO!"" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:38:54 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0701/496496606_jsyk5-Th-3.jpg 2009-02-27 22:41:42 fa59ef3ea41c3188e685deaf31ded098 dcf58c3fccb948758ce8372d0a1042b2 dec3ef528135f72b9f0aec8b1ffc7b78 5bd2a03df24947bf121e28ad74317604 53ddc177dcceadaa49e188b2a3ee1659 869b8d6d2e9a9958325eb1bfe87889ae 87f79a9d54a2167421936150079b6caf b2a616a06c08a3c5318e20a6ccae7180 14a1861b45fe9047d657b1cc7410e9b8 He invited us into his immaculately clean home where he began by serving us rice wine which we downed with a hearty "mot (one), hai (two), Ba (three)...YO!" <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />He invited us into his immaculately clean home where he began by serving us rice wine which we downed with a hearty "mot (one), hai (two), Ba (three)...YO!"</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496496606_jsyk5" title="He invited us into his immaculately clean home where he began by serving us rice wine which we downed with a hearty "mot (one), hai (two), Ba (three)...YO!""><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0701/496496606_jsyk5-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="He invited us into his immaculately clean home where he began by serving us rice wine which we downed with a hearty "mot (one), hai (two), Ba (three)...YO!"" title="He invited us into his immaculately clean home where he began by serving us rice wine which we downed with a hearty "mot (one), hai (two), Ba (three)...YO!"" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, tho ha 1000places 1000places http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496497338_jeYsC <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Then for the next half hour or so, he entertained us by singing and playing several instruments. Loretta obviously was delighted by his musical skills....</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496497338_jeYsC" title="Then for the next half hour or so, he entertained us by singing and playing several instruments. Loretta obviously was delighted by his musical skills...."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0725/496497338_jeYsC-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Then for the next half hour or so, he entertained us by singing and playing several instruments. Loretta obviously was delighted by his musical skills...." title="Then for the next half hour or so, he entertained us by singing and playing several instruments. Loretta obviously was delighted by his musical skills...." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:40:09 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (1000places) http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0725/496497338_jeYsC-Th-3.jpg 2009-02-27 22:58:20 c7a5c2d1b158aefeaf30421029d7be47 3fc475755f0debb811399a60f4177035 4359ae6a253d04c9fe05e0d6f9bb969d fe7290cf62fcd7bdc9c77b8515d9dbf5 d94414349f9662a9dd33b65d067af82f cdac8dec4b4b7b25bc9563bbe6250faf ec87cea63360d5b045232c521cbb2eba 611df67dfbb36447dacff474c5446172 103c00b9a7fbb9aa9a5d84fbf0e0dc81 Then for the next half hour or so, he entertained us by singing and playing several instruments. Loretta obviously was delighted by his musical skills.... <p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Then for the next half hour or so, he entertained us by singing and playing several instruments. Loretta obviously was delighted by his musical skills....</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/7685864_S8VPh#496497338_jeYsC" title="Then for the next half hour or so, he entertained us by singing and playing several instruments. Loretta obviously was delighted by his musical skills...."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2009-Vietnam/aDSC0725/496497338_jeYsC-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Then for the next half hour or so, he entertained us by singing and playing several instruments. Loretta obviously was delighted by his musical skills...." title="Then for the next half hour or so, he entertained us by singing and playing several instruments. Loretta obviously was delighted by his musical skills...." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Travel vietnam, tho ha 1000places 1000places