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324. The Flamboyant Lady
A fellow passenger on my second tour to Hanoi, she was nick named "the Flamboyant Lady" due to her choice of colorful clothes and her outspoken personality. She was the most vocal one on the bus whenever there was a problem with the tour guide.
August 7, 2012
323. Grilled Fish
Long Xuyên, Vietnam
I was invited to a cook out event at a friend rice's farm, and grilled fish was part of the menu. This was very authentic dish since I had not see these method of cooking before in my life, and it was served with fresh vegetables as wraps with mixed fish sauce, yummy.... I had also learned from this trip that most farmers would stay at grass huts, similar to the one on the background, temporarily to care for their farm until they harvest their crops, between two or three harvests per year. The weather during this time was so hot and humid, I think it was close to 100s fahrenheit, even the grass hut was not able to keep me cool. I ended up sitting on a hammock with shade next to a stream the whole time.
August 6, 2012
322. Folksong's Singer
One of the many popular things to do in Huế was to watch singers perform traditional folksong on a boat that cruises on Perfume River at night. This kind of show had always make me fall in love with Vietnamese culture all over again. It brought me tears of joys. And at the end of the show, the performers prepared the paper lanterns for the audiences to flow it down the river.
August 5, 2012
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317. The Orchards Farmers
Lai Vung District, Đồng Tháp Province, Vietnam
These folks were very kind for allowed me to visit their orchards and they even gave me some fruit to take home. The old man insisted that I stay for few drinks of local whiskey.
July 30, 2012
316. The Hòa Hảo Brothers
In Hòa Hảo religion they call each other member either brother or sister, therefore these two men are not actually relative. There were about five Hòa Hảo guides but I was only able to capture photos of these two. The younger one was a trouble maker before he turned around and joined the religion. The older one was the organizer of the trip to the Forbidden mountain that I took last December. They were very accommodating and caring on the trip, we slept at temples and the guides brought their own food supply to cook all vegetarian dishes. They even tolled all the food supply to the base camp up on the mountain by foot. Each place we stop they lead us with a prayer follow with stories to keep our spirit and energy level up for the rough hide. Without their guidance we would not have make it to the top. Thank you for the wonderful experiences.
July 29, 2012
315. Food & Drink
On my first trip to Phú Quốc with my aunties and uncle, everyone had a great time. We stayed at a resort right on the beach, Moon's Resort. For our last night meal, we had a picnic at the resort private beach with beers and two bottles of bailey, and by the end of the night everyone was laughing so hard.
July 28, 2012
314. Phú Quốc Island
I began my journey in Vietnam with a trip to Phú Quốc island last October and here I am ending my travel in Vietnam with Phú Quốc. (^.^)
July 22, 2012
312. Chợ Nỗi Cái Răng - Floating Market Cái Răng
Sông Hậu Giang( Bassac River), Cần Thơ, Việtnam
This is how they fish?
Chợ Nỗi Cái Răng, Cần Thơ
This market open from early dawn and end around eight or nine am. The Mekong delta region of South Vietnam was and I believe still is the main form of transportation for the locales therefore almost every farmer has a boat. They would transport their goods to this market for wholesale. The item that tied to the top of the pole located in front of the boat indicates what type of product that they are selling. During the harvest season I bet it would be very busy.
July 21, 2012
311. New Friends
@ Main Post Office, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam
I signed up for a tour of Ho Chi Minh city with a group of colleges students. It was part of their class activities. They incorporated the Amazing Race challenge with the tour and the whole group divided into smaller group for the game. This was my group, they were so sweet and welcoming. Thank you everyone for the great tour.
July 20, 2012
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307. Hếu's Citadel
July 17, 2012
306. Misty
Bà Nà hills, Đà Nẵng, Việtnam
I took this photo around mid morning, because of it's high altitude the weather for this location can be vary throughout the day. The mood of it just reminded me to those old classic movies of the 60s.
July 16, 2012
304. Ngủ Hành Sơn - Marble Mountains - Part 1
On The Way Up
Đà Nẵng, Việtnam
I hiked up the Marble Mountains early in the morning. It was quiet, and there were no other groups beside my group. It has an elevator to the temple on the top of the mountain but it was not open until later. My group included mostly of older folk and I was the youngest one, they were all in good spirit so it helped to make the hike more enjoyable, it took us about 45 minutes to get to the top. Along the way I stopped by two temples, the top one was built inside the enclosure of the these mountains range.
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