My first hazy glimpse of Vietnam.
This woman had the aisle seat next to me on the flight and I was intensely worried that I was going to throw up in front of her because I was recovering from my latest bout with Korean food poisoning...as it turned out, she doesn't fly well: She threw up several times and I got progressively better over the course of the flight! We had interesting conversations that strained the limits of our secondary and tertiary language abilities whenever she wasn't vomiting.
This woman had the aisle seat next to me on the flight and I was intensely worried that I was going to throw up in front of her because I was recovering from my latest bout with Korean food poisoning...as it turned out, she doesn't fly well: She threw up several times and I got progressively better over the course of the flight! We had interesting conversations that strained the limits of our secondary and tertiary language abilities whenever she wasn't vomiting.
The entrance to a 1,000 year old Confucian University, where young men studied to become mandarins and serve the Emperor. It was really the only site I had time to see in Hanoi before I had to get back on a local plane and fly down to Hue where I was staying for the night.
I think somebody was doing heroin near the pool!
On the back of each turtle is a class roster for different groups of graduating mandarins. Supposedly, if you're a college student even today and you have a big test coming up, you're supposed to come here and rub the turtles' heads for good luck and good grades!
Water Puppets.
I guess he has a test coming up soon!
The woman in the black pajamas!
This girl helped show me around for Mrs. Kim, one of my Korean friends' mothers who has lived and worked in Vietnam since 1994.
This reminded me of Scribe Fit Logbuilding!
These motorbikes were absolutely everywhere, and they were constantly honking!
Communist Propaganda Artwork!
Communist Propaganda Artwork!
Back across the river to the airport for a flight down the coast to Hue.
