Northern Vietnam Gal 2

Hanoi is a charming city: very chic, very French. Somehow, the French architecture and way of life blend in well with the locals. The Hoan Kiem Lake smack in the city center is a useful focal point. The old quarter in Hanoi oozes with character without trying too hard at it. In the north-western hill areas, Sapa and Bac Ha come alive with an explosion of colour as folks from the various hill tribes don their finest and go about their weekly shopping in the marketplace.

		The Municipal Theatre in Hanoi. It was built in 1911 as an opera house and it was from a balcony of this building that the communists announced that they had takien over the city on 16 Aug 1945.

		Painted faces and puppets on display in Hanoi's old quarter

		Playful girls spraying water at me as I took this photo. Isn't the white buffalo cool or what? Taken while trekking around Sapa.

		Some Flower Hmong tribe members hanging around outside their village around Sapa

		Kids will be kids.....village near Sapa

		A Hmong gentleman in Sapa. Compared with the woman folk's costume, the male attire is relatively dull.

		BBQ fish....Bac Ha market

		Close up of a bunch of joss-sticks....Bac Ha market

		A Hmong boy munching a banana while his mother shops....Bac Ha market

		Watcha lookin' at? Hmong infant in a carry sling chewing sugar cane....Bac Ha market

		A young mother and kid shopping at the Bac Ha market.

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