Taken on December 27, 2015 in Hanoi
DAILY PHOTO: Vietnam Military History Museum
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DAILY PHOTO: Tháp Rùa by Night
Taken on December 26, 2015 in Hanoi
Tháp Rùa is the Turtle Tower in the middle of Hoàn Kiếm Lake, which is the “Lake of the Returned Sword” or–more simply–“Sword Lake.” The lake is in the heart of modern-day Hanoi, and is sacred in Vietnamese folklore.
As the story goes, a Turtle god surfaced on this lake to ask a King named Lê Lợi to give up his sword. The sword was called “Heaven’s Will” (i.e. Thuận Thiên) and was said to have been given to the King by a local deity called the Dragon King (i.e. Long Vương.) Apparently, the Vietnamese King took a “the gods giveth, and the gods taketh away stance,” turning the sword over to the Turtle deity.
What it looks like in daylight
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DAILY PHOTO: Thiên Mụ Pagoda
Taken on December 25, 2015 at Hue
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DAILY PHOTO: Saigon by Night
Taken in December of 2015 in Ho Chi Minh City (a.k.a. Saigon.)
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DAILY PHOTO: Top 3 Things Hue Bike Rickshaws Carry
#3 Party Supplies; Taken December 24, 2015 in Hue
#2 Filing Cabinets; Taken December 25, 2015 in Hue
#1 Lesser Bicycles: Taken December 25, 2015
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DAILY PHOTO: Hoi An by Night
Taken on December 23, 2015 in Hoi An
Street food
Floating lanterns
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DAILY PHOTO: How’d You Like to be a Crocodile Dentist?
Taken on December 21, 2015 in the Mekong Delta
Being able to see the color of a crocodile’s tongue, but not the color of its eyes, isn’t comforting.
But could someone get in there and floss the green gunk out of this fella’s teeth.
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DAILY PHOTO: Saigon Central Post Office
Taken on December 20, 2015 in Ho Chi Minh City (i.e. Saigon)
I had concerns about the Main Branch of the Post Office being one of Saigon’s top 10 sights on TripAdvisor. I mean, what’s it say about a city whose post office is a tourist destination? (A field trip for ten-year olds, maybe, but a must-see tourist destination?) However, both the post office and Saigon wowed me.
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DAILY PHOTO: Away in a Manger
Taken in December of 2014 in Budapest
This will likely be my last post of the year. Tonight we leave to holiday in Vietnam. So, I figured I’d make it Christmasy.
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DAILY PHOTO: Water Buffalo in Khajuraho
Taken in October of 2015 in Khajuraho
