marketplace in long xuyen (where sarah was living)
vendor in long xuyen selling delicious silky tofu (dessert)
sarah's co-workers in long xuyen
sarah outside her aunt's house in ho chi minh city
snails in coconut milk @ the seafood lady's stall in sarah's aunt's neighborhood
karaoke bar in ho chi minh city with sarah's aunt & her friends
the quiet streets of hoi an's old town
residential alley in hoi an's old town
taking a break at hoi an riverside restaurant
custom suit #1 from hoi an tailor
enjoying green bean dessert in hoi an
hoi an tailors, tailors, tailors...
taking refuge from the rain in upstairs cafe
outdoor restaurants in hoi an
riverside vendors in hoi an
hoi an markets
hoi an's japanese covered bridge
first morning with kate & cara in hanoi
at a hidden cafe by hoan kiem lake in hanoi's old quarter
temple of literature in hanoi
turtles at temple of literature (students rub their heads for good luck)
musical performance at temple of literature
trying to catch some rain relief from the heat
the streets of hanoi's old quarter
with cara at hoan kiem lake
meeting up with sarah's fellow volunteers anh-thu & dave
buying coconutty water chestnut looking snack
at highway 4 restaurant in hanoi
having beers at hanoi's bia hoi circle
sarah sporting the double hat for extra rain protection
boarding the pinta gold for our halong bay cruise
cruise crab cakes
halong bay
inside a cave in halong bay
floating snack bar on halong bay
too many jellyfish for a swim...
sarah offering everyone famous dalat wine...
cara can't get enough dalat wine
night fishing for squid off the back of the boat
we caught none of these
dave taking over the ship
morning on halong bay
brandon & anh-thu: last place in kayak derby
kate ripping off my style
cara trying to be canadian
the view of halong bay back at the mainland
shopping in hanoi's old quarter
mother & son making snacks in old quarter
at hanoi's famous cha ca la vong in hanoi
cha ca la vong's only dish: amazing fish
anh-thu and brandon working up the crowd with sweet duet
banh bao! (bun filled with pork, quail eggs, and mushrooms)
ho chi minh's mausoleum in hanoi (where his "body" is kept)
wondering if what we just saw was real or wax
the infamous pic
at ho chi minh's museum
in search of our favorite food alley in hanoi
found
so many choices
our bun oc lady
the best che stand in the world (according to brandon)
enjoying che
kate feeling pull of che
in a very hot & sleepy market in hanoi
biking around hue
riding into hue's citadel (the old town)
at the entrance gate to hue's imperial palace
riding around the imperial palace
stopping for some coconut juice in hue
biking around hue's old town
a gas station (and attendant) in hue
entering hue's imperial enclosure
our afternoon snack - a hue specialty of ground shrimp steamed with rice flour
in ho chi minh city, preparing to take me to the airport
