DAILY PHOTO: Inexplicable Homage to Michael Jackson

Taken in Hungary in December of 2014

Taken in Hungary in December of 2014

 

Every town has its zany locales. In Budapest, there’s a random tree in Erzsébet tér lovingly devoted to the departed pop icon Michael Jackson.

DAILY PHOTO: Colorful Szentendre Street Scene

Taken in December of 2014 in Szentendre

Taken in December of 2014 in Szentendre

DAILY PHOTO: Hoi An War Cemetery

Taken in December of 2015 in Hoi An

Taken in December of 2015 in Hoi An

DAILY PHOTO: Dragon Head Totem

Taken in December 2015 in the Saigon Delta

Taken in December 2015 in the Mekong Delta

 

Dragons feature prominently in Vietnamese temples. These mythical beasts are one of four sacred creatures common to Vietnamese folklore. The others are the Phoenix, Unicorn, and a kind of Tortoise. The unicorn isn’t the variety seen on the book covers of 16-year-old girls, it’s a nasty beast.

DAILY PHOTO: Yellow Lotus

Taken in December of 2015 in Saigon

Taken in December of 2015 in Saigon

DAILY PHOTO: Kayak Beach

Taken on December 31, 2015 in Bai Tu Long Bay

Taken on December 31, 2015 in Bai Tu Long Bay

DAILY PHOTO: Yoked Veggie Vendor in Hanoi

Taken in December of 2015 in Hanoi

Taken in December of 2015 in Hanoi

DAILY PHOTO: Cemetery Next to Thiên Mụ Pagoda

Taken in December of 2015 in Hue

Taken in December of 2015 in Hue

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DAILY PHOTO: Boats on the Sông Thu Bồn

Taken in December of 2015 near Hoi An

Taken in December of 2015 near Hoi An

DAILY PHOTO: Give Me A Sign, Oh Lord–Not That Kind

Taken in December of 2015 in Saigon

Taken in December of 2015 in Saigon

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We saw this little chapel flanked by huge billboards for a vocational college and a beer. If anyone else was out on the river-walk that night, looking steepleward for answers, he must have concluded that he should settle for a career in HVAC repair and get wasted at his earliest convenience.