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Well, so but as is well known, I love Viet Nam. Ha Noi has got to be one of the coolest, most beautiful cities in the world. We had a great time there. Went to the Jazz Club twice, the Hanoi Opera House once and just generally had a blast. We got poured one on morning, but other than that, it was pretty good weather. Hue was great and Hoi An was nice too, though not what I expected it to be. Saigon is even richer than it was in 2002 and is also a very nice city. Very livable. I've said it before and I'll say it again: once Viet Nam gets a decent, responsive government committed to the rule of law, it will become an economic superpower. Richer than South Korea or Taiwan.
Temple in Saigon
Temple in Saigon		 Same temple
Same temple		 We went to like three of them
We went to like three of them		 The temples in Viet Nam are markedly Mahayana, and a world apart from the mainly Theraveda of this trip
The temples in Viet Nam are markedly Mahayana, and a world apart from the mainly Theraveda of this trip		 I get a kick out of this mirror thing
I get a kick out of this mirror thing		 Nice details
Nice details
Again, still in Saigon here
Again, still in Saigon here		 Getting a bit old
Getting a bit old		 Outside the former US embassy in Saigon
Outside the former US embassy in Saigon		 Here too
Here too		 Atop the former US Embassy in Saigon
Atop the former US Embassy in Saigon		 I'm guessing Korean
I'm guessing Korean
Street life
Street life		 Uncle Ho, cradling an infant, Western Capitalism at its finest over his shoulder
Uncle Ho, cradling an infant, Western Capitalism at its finest over his shoulder		 What?
What?		 Just by the post office, we're still in Saigon
Just by the post office, we're still in Saigon		 Saigon's Hindu temple
Saigon's Hindu temple		 The Beautiful Iranian encounters an egg
The Beautiful Iranian encounters an egg
Inside the Cao Dai temple, Hue
Inside the Cao Dai temple, Hue		 Outside
Outside		 The eye represents god in Cao Dai. They worship, among others, Victor Hugo and Churchill
The eye represents god in Cao Dai. They worship, among others, Victor Hugo and Churchill		 Outside the walls of the Citadel
Outside the walls of the Citadel		 Same
Same		 Same
Same
We like the glare, they HATE me.
We like the glare, they HATE me.		 Perfume River tributary
Perfume River tributary		 What we came to call the Buddha Virgin Mary
What we came to call the Buddha Virgin Mary		 Mr. Vu. He took me on a countryside ride on motorbikes that was, easily, the highlight of my entire summer
Mr. Vu. He took me on a countryside ride on motorbikes that was, easily, the highlight of my entire summer		 Saw this
Saw this		 And this
And this
And this
And this		 Paddies
Paddies		 More great shots from Mr. Vu's ride
More great shots from Mr. Vu's ride		 Monument to Vietnamese killed by my brave countrymen, for no reason whatsoever. We're good at that. A specialty, if you will.
Monument to Vietnamese killed by my brave countrymen, for no reason whatsoever. We're good at that. A specialty, if you will.		 Canoeing.
Canoeing.		 Ducks
Ducks
River life
River life		 Guardian lion
Guardian lion		 The Buddha looking like a gay baby
The Buddha looking like a gay baby		 River life
River life		 More
More		 Fun with Mirrors
Fun with Mirrors
This nonsense was set up inside the Citadel. I suspect the Chinese
This nonsense was set up inside the Citadel. I suspect the Chinese		 Ferocious temple detail
Ferocious temple detail		 Inside the Citadel (we're in Hue, by the way)
Inside the Citadel (we're in Hue, by the way)		 These fish-head drain piples recur
These fish-head drain piples recur 		Hue
Hue		 Waiting for work
Waiting for work
Paddies
Paddies		 Sareh
Sareh		 We had such nice weather
We had such nice weather		 Now we're in Hoi An, or, just outside it
Now we're in Hoi An, or, just outside it		 Very Tibetan
Very Tibetan		 Outside Hoi An
Outside Hoi An
How I feel most days
How I feel most days		 On a motorbike ride outside Hoi An
On a motorbike ride outside Hoi An		 This one too
This one too		 The Beautiful Iranian
The Beautiful Iranian		 You see this yellow, this beautiful, only in Viet Nam
You see this yellow, this beautiful, only in Viet Nam		 Kid
Kid
Gang, giggling at us, on our motorbikes
Gang, giggling at us, on our motorbikes		 Hoi An temple
Hoi An temple		 Yeah, enough already
Yeah, enough already		 Street life
Street life		 Hoi An085.JPG
Hoi An085.JPG		 Hoi An market
Hoi An market
This one too
This one too		 Saint Nick
Saint Nick		 Nasty looking
Nasty looking		 ?
?		 Guardian dog
Guardian dog		 No idea
No idea
Temple roof
Temple roof		 Cyclo
Cyclo		 Tourist monks
Tourist monks		 Again
Again		 Sellter of thingies
Sellter of thingies		 Hoi An at night
Hoi An at night
Again
Again		 The Beautiful Iranian, in shadow
The Beautiful Iranian, in shadow		 Clouds rising over Hoi An
Clouds rising over Hoi An		 Fisherfolk
Fisherfolk		 Hanoi at night
Hanoi at night		 At the Ha Noi Hilton
At the Ha Noi Hilton
A temple by the cathedral
A temple by the cathedral		 The road by the Opera House
The road by the Opera House		 Sareh and Robin, outside the Opera House
Sareh and Robin, outside the Opera House		 Ha Long bay
Ha Long bay		 DO NOT GO HERE
DO NOT GO HERE		 It blows and sucks and is the worst place
It blows and sucks and is the worst place
Any of us have ever in our lives been
Any of us have ever in our lives been		 And after like 1 hour, you're SO done with limestone
And after like 1 hour, you're SO done with limestone		 Ah, Hanoi
Ah, Hanoi		 It really fucking poured
It really fucking poured		 Like, I mean, it rained
Like, I mean, it rained		 It became a little Venice
It became a little Venice
Got some nice shots though
Got some nice shots though		 Hoan Kiem Lake
Hoan Kiem Lake		 As close as I would let us get to the Water Puppet show.
As close as I would let us get to the Water Puppet show.		 We tried so hard for blurred motorbike shots
We tried so hard for blurred motorbike shots		 And just general motorbike shots
And just general motorbike shots		 Cha Ching!
Cha Ching!
Again
Again		 These are for sale all over town
These are for sale all over town		 Desaturated
Desaturated		 Overexposed
Overexposed		 Madonna with child
Madonna with child

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Dave 19-Jul-2007 12:00
They are soooooooo Beautiful. You are a great photographer. Who is that Iranian? Wow!
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