Inside the caves, on an island in Halong Bay, Vietnam.

A woman gathering oysters(?). We stopped at a small island to see the caves.

Halong Bay, Vietnam

Very fresh seafood sold in Halong Bay. You can just pick what you want and the chef on the boat will cook it.

Boats came alongside us offering fresh fruit.

Fresh seafood is sold here.

Boats in Halong Bay, Vietnam

On the road to Halong Bay.

A farm on wheels. I saw at least chickens, ducks, and pigs.

The water puppet show had two levels of seating. Even the most expensive seats were only a few dollars. The puppets were controlled by people hidden behind the screens, and they moved upon the surface of the water. I wish I could understand what was said, since it was all in Vietnamese.

On the road I saw many houses with only the front of the building painted, as if no one would notice the sides were left unfinished.

Pen Tower (Thap But) in front of the temple built in the 18th century to honor a 13th century Vietnamese military hero.

Three-passage gate

Inside and outside Ngoc Son Temple, Hanoi.

The bridge leads to Ngoc Son Temple.

I'm not sure why the woman is burning papers below. My guess would be that it's to send presents to ancestors.

The Flood of Morning Sunlight Bridge taken in the late afternoon rain in Hanoi.

Click on this photo for a video of Hanoi traffic. Most streets don't have traffic signals. No one likes to stop, so they just drive more slowly. As a pedestrian, you just walk out into the street and let the motorcycles drive around you. At first it was intimidating, but I got used to crossing this street many times. This video is taken from a cafe above the street, while I waited before going to a water puppet show.

After the parade the streets were packed with people.

Women representing all the countries of ASEAN.

It's not every day you see women with orange hair walking inside giant exercise balls.

Balancing large flagpoles was popular during the parade.