Dance of the Water Puppets

A shot from the end of the water puppet show here, with the puppeteers exposed! There is some cool, string instrument based traditional Vietnamese music in the background that gives it a lot more ambience. My favorite part was this part on "working the rice fields" - complete with water buffaloes and lots of rice hats, etc. Love it!

Mountains, Beaches, and Human Frogger

April 1st 2006
Ahhhh, Vietnam!! Another excuse for why we're so behind on the blogging - we didn't want to distract y'all from doing your taxes! That's really the lamest one, yet, isn't it? Anyhoo ... We touched down on March the 22nd in Hanoi and quickly realized we didn't have enough time to soak it all in. From the city sights to the hopping art scene, to the relatively easy travel, Hanoi, and more bro ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more

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