DAILY PHOTO: More Scenes from Muong Hoa Valley

Muong Valley, near Sa Pa, in Northern Vietnam.
Muong Valley, near Sa Pa, in Northern Vietnam. rice terraces.
Muong Valley, near Sa Pa, in Northern Vietnam. clouds.

DAILY PHOTO: Love Waterfall, Vietnam

Closeup of Love Waterfall
Portrait orientation photo of Love Waterfall.
The sign at Love Waterfall, near Sa Pa in 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.

Wabi Sabi [Haiku]

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

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.

DAILY PHOTO: Trúc Lâm Đại Giác Zen Monastery

DAILY PHOTO: Mường Hoa Valley