Close Kin
by Wild_Orchid
Driving from Hanoi to Halong, we noticed that right in the middle of some paddy & vegetable fields there were some red and white tombs. There were some large & tall ones and some smaller ones.
I didn't ask the tour guide for any explanation but I guess that there are some close kin of those who own the farms who are buried there, close to where they had lived and worked.
A few kind VT'ers have since explained to me that it is a common sight in Vietnam to have family members buried because in the fields where the family lives and works. Of course with modernity, it is become less common, but the older graves are still there, out in the middle of the open fields.
THE Velosolex.
by kokoryko
In France this sort of bike (a brand name) is called “Solex”. This sort of bike with the engine above the front wheel, transmitting the movement from the (two cycles) engine to the wheel with a cast-iron roller was very popular in France from the fifties to seventies. It was always black, had a terrific design, was reliable (despite the weight on front), and was very easy to get in movement when it ran out of fuel; it could be used as a regular bike.
I was very surprised and happily delighted to see this one in the show window of a . . . furniture shop on the north end of Ku Pho Cho (Old quarter), on Hang Dau street.
Nowadays, this bike is a vintage bike, this one here very well renovated. . . .
Dong Xuan market
by Ladyfromasia
The oldest & largest market in Hanoi. You can find many cheap things and alots of local products on 3 wide floors, 9000m2 each. There also are many vendors arounds the market and maybe you may find some interesting things.
Be careful with the pickpocket there as the market is very crowded everytime!
This is the friendship border...
by l_joo
This is the friendship border between Vietnam and China. Wow!! is my feeling. This photo is still in the land of Vietnam before crossing. The taxi driver begins to tell us how those locals crossing by using the jungle trail just beside the custom checkpoint. Anyway we don't need that....
Paris Deli
by donnaku about Paris Deli
Very close to my hotel, Hilton Hanoi and my office there at Ly Thai To street, this place is very convenient for lunch and dinner.
Waitresses are very welcome, despite their "mediocre english".
I like the ambience very much. They also play nice music. I love their mango smoothies.
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a street scene in the Old Quarter
Ho Chi Minh Museum
Gliding through the masssive outcrops
