The Vietnam Border Crossing
There are actual traffic lanes, and turning lanes and stop lights in this country; not to mention Everyone was wearing helmets
side street of saigon at night
Saigon at night
Will, me & mom had a beer on a side street in Saigon our first night
View from top floor of hotel; the city of 8 million goes on forever
Mom getting her hair done; 2 ppl blowdrying at the same time
Look at this guys stance
Park in the city
Waitin for the train in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City)
with clouds and mist
plots of scenic farmland
Will buying some breakfast at a stop along the way to DaNang
Dad & Will lookin out the window
Hallway of the train
Hoi An at night
It was famous for their lanterns in the 1500s which attracted many traders
Traditional Dancers at My Son
Symbol of Fertility & Power (similar to today's POWER button on all electronics) - ancient Hindu Symbolism
Japanese Bridge
Colonial Architecture in the city
The River in Hoi An, at dusk
I took this pic for my grandpa; he likes to build birdhouses
telling us stories of what happened there
Happy Valley 2009
he remembers a few ppl from another squad talking about a waterfall; and is pretty sure this must've been it
this plant catches flies
Monument about the war
It kind of reminded us of the Land before time....
Rice Field
Dad, lookin at a dog tag that a local showed us
This man came out of his house when our tour guide told his family there was a veteran touring, --- a dog tag from a Marine who was there before my dad. The guy either lost it or gave it away; my dad found out that he didn't die in the war after some internet research
Dad looking over the valley he knew well many years ago
Black Pepper Plant
Hoi an at night
Sandy fields along the beach where my dad spent his last days in Vietnam in 1970
storage for helicopters
China Beach, in DaNang
China Beach
Cham Museum Danang
Will saw striking resemblences
Train Station in Danang
Dad- viewing the Queson Mountains from a distance
Mom in the train
Pedicures are super cheap in vietnam
storage in the sleeper cabin
view from the top bunk
Lunch all aboard
Rice farmers hard at work. Vietnam is the 2nd importer of rice after Thailand
Notre Dame Cathedral back in Saigon
Post office in Saigon
someone's wedding day
War Reminants Museum, Saigon
