Hanoi's rush hour..
Van Don Island, up in the north is a quiet island where there are practically NO tourists.
Marlowe just loves crabs!
Karsts jutting out of the water in Halong Bay, you just can't get enough of 'm!
The lake in Ba Be National Park.. our first real encounter with one of North Vietnam's treasures. Credits to Marlowe.
Ban Gioc Waterfalls at the Chinese border. What a beauty!!!
Market on the riverside in Cao Bang (small town up north).
Old water wheel, NOT colour-adjusted! Credits: Marlowe.
In Ha Giang, a surprising bigger town up north, we find a temple under construction. Plainly gorgeous. Marlowe is on a roll with the camera..
Cat Ca Village, just outside famous Sapa. The Black H'Mong tribals live here. It's a hard life and without formal education, their women speak the best English in Vietnam!
More water!
Dramatic Tram Ton Pass.
Instead of showing a huge crater in Dien Bien Phu (where the French lost their battle over Vietnam in 1954), I settled for showing the Communist art of Victory.
Surroundings of Dien Bien Phu, less dramatic than around Sapa, but just as attractive.
The Tam Coc caves are fabulous. You're rowed in to them in a tiny little boat (this one is 127 meters long).
Fisherman's net.
A solitary man on the waters around Ninh Binh.
The last emperors of the Nguyen Dynasty resided in Hue. We visited the citadel and its palace - here you see the Reading Pavillion.
The emperors are buried in enormous tombs that are guarded by warriors, priests, elephants and mandarins. This is Kai Dinh's tomb with abundant European influence.
Emperor Tu Duc's tomb.
Sleeping Buddha.
Cham Towers in Nha Trang, built between 9th and 11th century by some Indians who created their own empire here. Interesting fact is that this is still a place to worship, by the Cham minority people, the Chinese descendants and Vietnamese people.
Nha Trang's promontory, simply charming.
Life in the Mekong Delta. People work, trade and live on the Mekong River.
Never seen such an amazing bicyle!