DAILY PHOTO: Mountain & Farmland in North Vietnam

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A view of mountain and farmland taken along QL3 in Cao Bang District of Northern Vietnam.

DAILY PHOTO: Sa Pa Park & Plaza

Sa Pa Plaza, near the Sun Plaza building
The fountain at Sa Pa Plaza.
Across Sa Pa Park toward Sun Plaza. The statue is Ho Chi Minh Friendship Monument.

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DAILY PHOTO: VTC Tower, Hanoi

VTC Tower from Across Bay Mau Lake in Thong Nhat Park.
VTC Tower from the south end of Bay Mau Lake in Thong Nhat Park.
VTC Tower from across the street in Thong Nhat Park.

DAILY PHOTO: Cao Bang Riverwalk

The Cao Bang skyline at dusk. From the Sông Bằng riverwalk.
From the elevated platform of the Cao Bang Riverwalk, looking south down the Bang River.
Mid-day: Cao Bang Riverwalk north toward Cau Bang Giang bridge.
Cao Bang Riverwalk looking south down the Bằng River.

Wabi Sabi [Haiku]

Mường Hoa Valley, Sa Pa, Vietnam; An old farmhouse on the rice terraces.
rustic farmhouse,
weatherbeaten & askew:
no answer to knocks.

Farmer’s Walk [Haiku]

Taken near Cat Cat Village (Cat Cat Ban) outside Sa Pa, Vietnam. Farmer on a fallow rice terrace.
hoe on shoulder,
farmer saunters along
a rice terrace.

DAILY PHOTO: Sun Plaza in Sa Pa

Sun Plaza is one of the most imposing buildings in Sa Pa, an otherwise sleepy alpine town in Northern Vietnam. Sun Plaza is located on the southwest corner of Sa Pa Plaza and it contains a shopping center and restaurants. This photo is taken from across the street on Sa Pa Plaza.
Sun Plaza is one of the most imposing buildings in Sa Pa, Vietnam. This photo is taken from Ham Rong, a nearby mountain. From a distance one can see how Sun Plaza dwarfs the other structures in the vicinity.
On the right is Sun Plaza as photographed from the street.