Scenery and People

David on the bridge	Turtles are very special	David and Hoak Kiem Lake
Jeanie on the Island	Jeanie with a view to Hoak Kiem Lake	Jeanie with X temple in background
David lounging at Sofitel Metropole	David at Sofitel Metropole	Tables and pool at Sofitel Metropole
Maison Centrale; otherwise known as "the Hanoi Hilton"	"Hanoi Hilton"	Presidential Palace
David in front of the Presidential Palace	Uncle Ho's tomb	Boat on the the other side of town
another view on the road to Mai Chau	A little farm on the way to Mai Chau	Back on the bikes; bye bye farm
a patchwork hill	David and Bernie at a photo/rest stop on the way to Mai Chau	Jeanie and Bernie at a photo/rest stop on the way to Mai Chau
On the road to Mai Chau; potty stop/photo op	Rice paddies from the stilt house at Mai Chau	Rice paddies and mountains in Mai Chau
View from our room in Mai Chau	lush valley; big mountains in the fog	hills behind our room in Moc Chau
Bernie in the window at Mai Chau	rice paddies of Mai Chau	rice paddies and workers in Mai Chau
the house and the hills from our room in Moc Chau	Down the gorge from Moc Chau to Yen Chau	The valley through flowering trees
fancier stilt houses with metal roofs	And the valley far below	plowing the "field"
Water stop on the road to Yen Chau	Terraced rice paddies	A valley of rice
Ethnic women in Yen Chau	Ethnic women in Yen Chau	Ethnic woman in Yen Chau
rickety bridge from Yen Chau to a Thai village	motorcyclist waiting to cross	Ethnic women in Yen Chau
rice paddies in Yen Chau	rice paddies and water buffalo in Yen Chau	rice paddies in Yen Chau
a hard day's work (Yen Chau)	aw shucks	memorial to Vietnamese soldiers
mist on the mountain	karst hill	View from our balcony in Son La
a view from the hill	a view from the hill	Hilly terrain around Son La
from the hill above Son La	We conquered the hill!	going down?
beautiful valley	Hmong woman with her baby	remnants of the "American War"
and the dungeon far below	To Hieu's shrine	prison walls
Outside the prison walls	Ruins of the prison	Ruins of the prison
The gates of Hell	Ruins of the prison	streetside bikeshop
chickens, a knee, and bia hoi	chickens, a knee, and bia hoi	chickens, a knee, and bia hoi
a parade of children	a parade of hellos	trapped like a rat
photo op	three kids posing after "hello"	gimme 5
rice paddies with a mountainous backdrop	Major road reconstruction	Dusty road
View to the valley and mountains	how can we ride on this stuff?	the house on the hill
road block	progress comes in many shapes	misty mountain
smile for the camera	Three Montangnard women	Me and my 3 new "friends"
White Thai woman in Thuan Chau	White Thai woman in Tuan Giao	in the valley
White Thai woman in Tuan Giao close up	Waiting for the bus?	Bicycles and bus stops
a little village by the river with water wheel	butt shot in the rice paddies with water wheels	rice paddies and water wheels
Irrigation water wheels	The pigs on the side of the road	more trenches on Hill D at DBP
more road construction	road block	David dusting off the paniers
icky leg	it's not coppertone	David the ground hog at Dien Bien Phu Hill D
check out the pom poms	A house with thatched roof looking toward the karst hills	the "French" wall?
See the groundhog?	crater at Hill D in DBP	memorial to Vietnamese soldiers
cemetery across from Hill D DBP	cemetery across from Hill D DBP	cemetery across from Hill D DBP
cemetery across from Hill D DBP	fix your flat?	haircut?
check out the pom poms	shine your shoes?	monument to fallen soldiers at DBP
me at the monument at DBP	a length scale on the monument at DBP	no, I'm not pregnant
monument to fallen soldiers at DBP	shoeshine?	ahhhhhhhh. That's more like it!
cute little piggies	mamma pig and water buffalo	2 waterbuffalo
cows along the road	cows along the road	baby getting lunch
more gravel	A Thai village on the hill	pant pant; photo op
houses on the hill	thirsty	the house on the hill
mountains at a photo op	mountains at a photo op	rounding the top; slashing banana plants
slashing banana plants	photo op;	first down, then back up
the house on the hill	Room with a view	View from the veranda
solar water heating	View from the veranda	the bustle of market
Beautiful hand-embroidered pouch	take my picture!	crunch
Montangnard women at market	Flower Hmong woman	Selling sugarcane
View from our bedroom window	welding shop	a three-boy-power piece of machinery
beautiful handmade alter	Dusty road	puppy gets a bath
getting a bath	Ma and one of her daughters	another photo op
I'm a millionaire	orchids at the watering hole	Top of the world
ascending the mountain to Tram Ton Pass	ascending the mountain to Tram Ton Pass	ascending the mountain to Tram Ton Pass
beautiful scenery as we pant and eat our power bar	The truck comes slowly up the mountain, but it eventually passed us	temple at the top
not much of a waterfall	View from our room in Sapa	View from our room in Sapa
View from our room in Sapa	The hotel next door	everything is done manually
building a wall in Sapa	fishermen putting out nets in the town lake	baaaaa
baaaaa baaaaa	fishermen on the town lake	moto drivers
one of the billion Montangnards in Sapa	brick carrier	orchids up close
a halo of orchids	surrounded by orchids	orchids and my sweet Bub
me and my 2 new kids	4 friends	my friends' friends
beautiful handmade blankets	fire on the hillside	coming down the hill from Sapa
mist on the mountain	mist on the mountain	can't see the mountain for the fog
great terracing on the hill on the way down to Lao Cai	ornamentation of our junk	cave shot
stalactites in the cave at Halong Bay	stalactites in the cave at Halong Bay	stalactites in small cave at Halong Bay
stalactites in the cave at Halong Bay	the Luray Caverns of Halong Bay	stalactites in the cave at Halong Bay
mountains coming out of the water	mountains coming out of the water	geologic record
islands in Halong Bay	a mountain in the water	view of the Bay from Cat Ba Island
a humble abode	home above the mangroves	two bubs on the water
on the beach at monkey island	smile for the camera	David annoyed about my taking yet another picture of him
on the Vietnamese African Queen	on the Vietnamese African Queen	chatting with fellow passenger
home above the mangroves	mangroves	monkey island
see the monkeys climb the rocks?	descents were harder than the ascents	monkeys climbing the rocks
climb monkey climb	finally! Real monkeys on Monkey Island	monkeys on Monkey Island
monkeys on Monkey Island	monkeys on Monkey Island	monkeys on Monkey Island
monkeys on Monkey Island	monkeys on Monkey Island	run monkey run!
Flower Hmong skirt hanging on a line	aerobics in the park	aerobics in the park
a building the French built	customers park their motos inside the store	Jeanie and Ma at bia hoi corner
David, owner of Hanoi Queen hotel	this guy was very helpful and worked at the Hanoi Queen	another of the family at Hanoi Queen
the ladies at the Hanoi Queen

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