right after the anticipated mass at the st. joseph's cathedral in hanoi, we saw a massive crowd surrounding the image of the virgin praying the holy rosary. their display of faith is quite inspiring.
the non la is usually donned by women who are peasants, fisherfolk, peddlers and street builders. tourists and fashionistas are donning them, too. (note how neatly dressed these peddlers are).
the tube houses are a mix of modern and old euro-asian architecture. they are still narrow but bigger houses are starting to sprout -- two to three tube houses joined.
roadside dining is via plastic stool chairs. and the pho ga is great and cheap. my son and i tried it.
i asked her how old she was. she said, "25."and i said, " i swear you look 24." that ended the conversation.
she is a waitress at the elegant moon river restaurant, hanoi. and she is gorgeous even without make-up. but she may not be considered beautiful by vietnamese standards.
i heard that vietnamese women are beautiful. and the vietnamese women are beautiful indeed and scandalously slim. above are dancers in ao dai.
and the wife had a bout of gastroenteritis on board our boat at halong bay. she vomited until late in the evening during what was supposed to be a romantic overnight cruise. we suspect it was the yoghurt she had that afternoon. she kept it in her bag from hanoi.
i used up all 6 rolls of color film i had with me. developing in hanoi costs Php20 a roll of 36 shots! i just had to wash them again to remove the smell of the fixer. above are some of the rolls being dried in our hotel room.
crossing the streets is not for the faint-hearted. vehicular accidents are vietnam's no. 1 killer. the rule on the use of helmets got implemented the month after we left.(photos taken with the epson rd1s using the cosina voigtlander 15/4.5, summicron 35/2, and summilux 50/1.4).
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