Love Vietnam

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What I miss about COLORADO...

I miss RAW Milk!!!!!!!!

So much that I look for cows to milk.
Since the Asians don't drink milk, they don't milk the cows, hence they don't lactate unless a teeny baby is around, so not much luck for me 😞

I also miss Buffalo Hot Dogs.
Pizza.
Chocolate.

But the food in Vietnam FAR SUPERCEDES that of China, and I'm soaking it up.
Yummy!

I love Vietnam!

Vietnam is so rich with history. Amazing.
I hope to go back and see more. You can find pictures of John McCain being rescued when his plane was shot down, and his treatments in the hospital. They trea

Friendly Warning
Please note my friendly warning:
The Asians as a whole do not have our sense of animal cruelty. They breed and sell dog to eat. They torture the dogs first because it is suppsed to be more tender meat. They tie up birds and rabbits and more by the feet while they are still alive and sell them like you pick up fruit in the market. Here, I have just a few pictures of the animals being sold. I see it here in China, and saw it in Vietnam. If you feel you are not capable of handling that, then don't look at all the pictures. These pictures are on the second page, so feel free to look at the pictures below.

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Photos

Cleaning a route
up in Butterfly Valley.

Sugar Cane
If you want some sugar juice, just run the cane through the machine manually.

Elephant Man Climb
Love Elephant Man climb in Cat Ba. Go to the Valley!!

The Awesome Amber
Great Belayer! Much love!

Can you see it?
A great big boar on the back of the motorcyle! WOW!

I love Vietnamese food
You combine it... and I could eat it everyday forever.
Spring rolls are RAD, too!

at the Museum of Literature
I don't know what this is... but people kept going up and touching it like it was an idol. Here is the first college in Vietnam.

I dunno what this is...
? I'm at the Loh Minh Museum. It was really awesome how he ruled over during the French and American Wars and really fought to keep Vietnam united. Wanted the children to keep going to school, and learn, and people to work.

Pork and other goodies
Many different kinds of pork to be had here. Many different kinds of food!

I love Linh!
My favorite Hanoi Hostess + a pomegranate

"Why not get my haircut right now?"
He thought as he was walking to work.
Hey, probably great for the cutters, no overhead!

We talk about this in school
See? It really exists! A chinese doc just takes pulses and gives out prescriptions.

Da Zao madness
This lady kept feeding me Da Zao. smoked dates used in Chinese Medicine.

Holding a Chinese baby on the train
Still... five minutes is my limit with most kids. Cute!

Comments

[Sonda]

Great to Hear From You Joni!
Your travel and notes are so great. I love to see you on your journey. Wow, you are an inspiration girl. Love ya, Joni Sonda

[Dad (Craig)]

Wow!
Those are some incredible photos of dogs being sold as meat. How shocking. I always thought that torture caused the adrenalin to flow which toughened up the meat. Perhaps just the opposite, but how cruel to treat an animal that way. Otherwise, looks like a fun country to visit. Love you. Papa Bear

[Auntie Lyn~]

Missing Milk....
Joni I had NO IDEA you "liked" milk! Or that you would even drink it! It strikes me as odd and funny :) Glad you are having such a rich experience!!!! Love Auntie Lyn~ Saw your folks a couple of weekends ago, and they both look GREAT!

[Shay]

There is no excuse for abuse.
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Mahatma Gandhi

[Linh Tran]

Love Vietnam!
Nice to see my face there! Love Vietnam eh Joni! ^_^ Hugs,