We arrive in Hanoi and visit the tomb of Ho Chi Minh
Ho's tomb is on the grounds of the Palace compound
the Presidential Palace
The single-column pagoda
Postcards from Hanoi!
Telephone cables are above ground, making facades somewhat messy looking!
The prison they called "The Hanoi Hilton" where US prisoners of war were kept. It was formerly used by the French against Vietnamese insurgents.
Since taxes are paid according the frontage, many houses look like these
Halong Bay, simply beautiful!
Halong Bay
Halong Bay- what fun we had!
Notice the important world capitals named under the clocks
A villager at TaVan, outside of SaPa in the north, near the Chinese border
Taking a pig for a ride?
It really was this foggy and dreamlike. All of TaVan and SaPa were dreamscapes when we were there.
It was "ducky" weather!
Water buffalo, meet motorcycle
A walk through the village
At the market in Bak Ha
Native dress for sale at the market
The women come to shop, to sell, and to socialize
They wear beautiful embroidered clothes
Mother and daughter
and father, of course
Rice terraces
Back from our jaunt to the north, we find people cleaning the streets and parks in Hanoi
Much trade is done on wheels
A bell in Hue, the ancient capital
Along the Perfume River (and yes, it really does smell nice!)
A funeral procession
An elaborate funeral cart is rented
One of the sights in the Mekong Delta
a peaceful ride on one of the thousands of waterways
a rest stop
The main Cau Dai temple
Inside
Worshipers enter
dressed in white
interesting architecture
The Presidential Palace in Ho Chi Minh City (known as HCMC or by its former name, Saigon)
Elephants in Siem Reap, Cambodia where are found the temples of Angkor
a detail from one building
friends
by the river
Sunrise over Angkor Wat. Even when you are there, it is an unbelievable sight!
a little later
and later still
sun's up!
and we thought we had problems with our ficus roots
another view
the tree that is eating Cambodia
Angkor Wat by day
a beautiful sight
homes near the Tonle Sap lake-- on stilts since in the rainy season the water of the Mekong flows back and floods the area
a water pump donated by a visitor
another home... and farewell to Cambodia! Come join us on our next trip!
