So where did we leave off? Laos I think. Well we actually finished our trip in Vietnam but we never got around to posting anything about it..so here it goes.
Vietnam was great..one of the easier countries to plan our travels through..we started in Hanoi in the north and headed south.
Vietnam is the quintessential image of french Indochina. This is probably insulting to Vietnamese nationals who have fought several wars in the last century to secure their Independence from among others the French and the Chinese but hey..
Anyway, Hanoi is a cool old colonial city where modernity has intertwined itself with the old world in the form of cellphones, neon lights and narrow cobbled streets overflowing with mopeds.
From Hanoi we migrated south to the cities of Tam Coc, Hoi An, and Hue. Each with its own indelible charm. Tam Coc is like Halong Bay with out the bay, instead a river winds its way through a myriad or karstic outcrops and nook and cranny villages. It's reminiscent of villages and farmers, of dragons and mystics. This was probably the most magically scenic areas we had visited on trip.
In general Vietnam was one of the most photogenic countries we went to.
Colorful market stall in Hoi An.
Man tending field with Buffalo
Boat Lady in Tam Coc. Often, they'll use their feet to oar the boat.
We spent a day with a local family. This was the son. He kept shooting ruubber bands at everything.
Festival near christmas time.
It rained often and the motocyclists would don these coloful rain capes making the whole street seem like it was was filled with supeheroes.
Net Fisherman near Hoi An.
street vendors galor. This one selling flowers.
more street vendors. This one was carving Budha heads.
