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Booth posted The Perfume Pagoda | Nov 8, 2009
On our last day in Hanoi, we took a day trip to the Perfume Pagoda, in some mountains maybe 2 hours from Hanoi. The Perfumed Pagoda is a significant shrine, and during the Vietnamese New Year celebration is a major pilgrimmage site (it was very quiet the day we went). Your 2 hour trip from the...
Booth posted Halong Bay | Nov 8, 2009
Halong Bay is THE big tourist site in Northern Vietnam. The Karst formations common to coastal Vietnam, Thailand, and parts of southern China come right down into the water, creating amazing rock formations jutting out of the ocean all along the coast around Halong City. Of course, there is every...
Booth posted Sa'pa | Nov 1, 2009
While we were in Vietnam, Mako and I spent a couple of days in Sa'pa, which is an old market town and French Hill Station in the far north of the country. Sa'pa is several thousand feet higher than Hanoi, and quite a bit cooler. Sa'pa spends much of its time buried in mists and clouds, so honestly,...
Booth posted Hanoi | Nov 1, 2009
Pictures of things in Hanoi, other than food. Hoan Kiem Lake is the physical and symbolic heart of Hanoi, and lies at the center of the old city. This is at sunrise...shortly after, the park around the lake will be full of joggers, walkers, and Tai Chi-ers. Fairly typical streetscape in Hanoi's Old...
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