SOUTH-EAST ASIA 2009-10
VIETNAM. HOI AN AND HUE
Market in Hoi An. Duck
meat is very popular in Vietnam
Old ladies selling
vegetables
There are many, many shops
in Hoi An. Tailor-made clothes are a good buy here
Hoi An Old Town is a
Unesco World Heritage site and charges an admission fee
She offered us a 1/2 hour
tour in her boat
I would never forget this
smile!
We noticed people watching
a cock fight
Before round number 10, a
short break for both contestants
In the afternoon we went
by motorbike to My Son ruins 50km from Hoi An
After Angkor no ruins can
impress me, but My Son were quite nice and empty in late afternoon
It's also a Unesco World
Heritage site
A small house we saw on
the way back to Hoi An
Kids were quick to pose
for photos
They ran a long way to say
"hello"
Next day it started to
rain and we went to Hue. This is Ngo Mon Gate leading to the Imperial
Enclosure
Girls were preparing for
some kind of community work
Colorful houses in Hue
Cycling in Hue
Wine spirit - Vietnamese
specialty used as medicine
I bought this bottle with
a scorpion
Thien Mu Pagoda, one of
the most famous structures in Vietnam
It was home to Thich Quang
Duc, who publicly burned himself to death in protest in 1963
Inside Thien Mu Pagoda
Perfume River outside
Thien Mu Pagoda. Boats go to the center of Hue