View from my balcony. ‘Luong Thuy Family Guesthouse.’ VND90,000
Center Square
Church in center
Sapa town
My street food. Thit Bo. Roasted Sweet Potato.
H’Mong women
Sapa valley
Water Buffalo. Literally.
River rapids in the valley
Trekking through Lao Chai and Ta Van Villages
Village children
Rice fields
Village house
Two boys herding a buffalo up the mountain.
RapidsJune 2009. Sapa, Vietnam.
In December 2008, I was staying on Dong Khoi, the premier street in the center of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Looking out my window, I could gaze upon the historic Hotel Continental, a favorite haunt of author Graham Greene, and the Opera House. One night, I got to witness the streets of Saigon go crazy in celebration for beating Thailand in the Suzuki Football Cup: the first time-ever for the Vietnamese to be champions in Southeast Asia. Below are some photos depicting their insane pride.
DEC 2008, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Patriotic fishing boat. Dong Hoi, Vietnam. JUNE09. (Sony Camera & Lens)
This woman was a neighbor of ours in District 3. Often she would sit with another elderly woman and place a conical hat in front of her face and gossip about the other neighbors. This day, she was on her own. Saigon, Vietnam. 09. (Sony Camera & Lens)
Where’s my hat? Hoi An, Vietnam. FEB09. (Sony Camera & Lens)
Cao Lau, a regional dish only made in Hoi An, Vietnam. Legend says that it’s because it is made from special water from an ancient Cham well, and the well’s location has never been revealed. There’s no proof to this story. There is something special about this dish, though. FEB09. (Sony Camera & Lens)
An elderly woman with her granddaughter, making Cao Lau, a noodle dish only found in Hoi An, Vietnam. The Cao Lau noodle is thought to be derived from the Japanese soba noodle because the Japanese were there quite a bit in the 17th Century when they were trading. The noodle itself is called Cao Lau and it comes with pork, or without, chili peppers, lime…sublime. It puts the ‘my’ in yummy. FEB09. (Sony Camera & Lens)
On the road from Ho Chi Minh City to Danang, Vietnam over the Tet holiday. FEB09. (Sony Camera & Lens)
Sun rising on a misty morning in Bao Loc, Vietnam. FEB09. (Sony Camera & Lens)
A house’s window holding on to a few things for the family. Hoi An, Vietnam. FEB09. (Sony Camera & Lens)
