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Provided I could go on without being foolhardy, I wanted to see the thing through. It was my voyage of discovery, and what I wanted to discover was me.
-- Chay Blyth
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stacked container-size apartments
shop delimited by fig, Old Quarter
bracing to keep neighboring buildings erect before construction
Christmas at Pho Hang Ma market street, Old Quarter
personal oasis, Old Quarter
personal oasis across from ho Hoam Kiem lake
partially collapsed tree overhanging Ho Hoam Kiem lake
detail of French-colonial mansion
Couroupita guianensis cauliflorous flowers, Chua Pho Linh
there's train tracks under there, somewhere, Hanoi Train Street
trainspotters, Hanoi Train Street
overloaded waste carts
resident monster of B52 lake
detail of assemblage of shot-down B52's from December 1972, B52 Victory Museum
military-celebration poster
detail of main doors, Hoa Lo Prison
plastic rainbow, Old Quarter
child's cap with coins to protect from evil spirits, Vietnamese Women's Museum
detail of forward altar, Chua Kim Lien
detail of main altar, Phu Tay Ho
altars beyond altars, Tran Quoc Pagoda
detail of arch ornamentation Tran Quoc Pagoda
detail of arch ornamentation, Tran Quoc Pagoda
detail of doors carved with dragon motifs, Keo Pagoda, 1600s, Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum
Nguyen Van Binh's Bamboos and Bananas, lacquer painting, Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum
Duong Huong Minh's Hauling Cannons, lacquer painting, Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum
Tran Dinh Tho's Marching at Night, lacquer painting, Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum
Do Son's Sea Flowers, Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum
Dieu Lien's shrine to herself, Chua Vang, Ninh Binh
woodwork in Dieu Lien's shrine to herself, Chua Vang, Ninh Binh
woodwork in Dieu Lien's shrine to herself, Chua Vang, Ninh Bien
Chua Vang island temple, Ninh Binh
Chua Vang white-jade statues, Ninh Binh
limestone towers in Trang An Grottoes
cave in Trang An Grottoes
other Temple of Cao Son the Great King, Trang An Grottoes
1 of 2 Temples of Cao Son the Great King, Trang An Grottoes
Suoi Tien Temple, Trang An Grottoes
Suoi Tien Temple main altar, Trang An Grottoes
Suoi Tien Temple side altar, Trang An Grottoes
Hanh Cung Vu Lam bell tower, Trang An Grottoes
Hanh Cung Vu Lam center 3 altars, Trang An Grottoes
Hanh Cung Vu Lam's 7 adjacent altars, Trang An Grottoes
smaller altar in Temple of Cao Son the Great King, Trang An Grottoes
Hanh Cung Vu Lam altar in a smaller temple, Trang An Grottoes
Hanh Cung Vu Lam dragon arch, Trang An Grottoes
Hanh Cung Vu Lam dragon arch, Trang An Grottoes
Mark at Instagrammable spot in Trang An Grottoes Tour
limestone towers amongst paddies, Hang Mua
foot paddling through cave, Tan Coc-Binh Dong, Dam Khe Trong
tree with towers, Tam Coc-Cich Dong, Dam Khe Trong
tilling the paddy, Tam Coc-Bich Dong, Dam Khe Trong
paddy with water lilies, Tam Coc-Cich Dong, Dam Khe Trong
harvesting water lilies for local delicacy, Dam Khe Trong
harvesting leafy vegetable, Dam Khe Trong
Chua Linh Coc temple roof, Dam Khe Trong
incense sticks at Thai Vi Temple, Dam Khe Trong
offerings to an ancestor that will be burned at Thai Vi Temple, Dam Khe Trong
celebration of an ancestor's death, Thai Vi Temple, Dam Khe Trong
artisan's tools outside Thai Vi Temple, Dam Khe Trong
Nghia Trang Tam Coc cemetery, Dam Khe Trong
canal reclaiming canoe, Hau Giang Province
harvesting nipa-palm fruit, Hau Giang Province
intercropped orchard, Hau Giang Province
durian flowers, Hau Giang Province
squash flowers for pho, Hau Giang Province
Binh Thuy ancient house entry
shrine in front of historic house that costs $20 million
Tinh That Ngoc Dao stacked altar
offering-cup candles in Nam Nha Pagoda
Chua Long An temple
temple finials, Truc Lam Phurong Nam Zen Monastery
dragon roof brace in main temple, Truc Lam Phurong Nam Zen Monastery
altar in main temple, Truc Lam Phurong Nam Zen Monastery
detail of altar in main temple, Truc Lam Phurong Nam Zen Monastery
arch detail, Truc Lam Phurong Nam Zen Monastery
durian bakery treats
food street near the wharf
squid for sale along wharf
leader in boat race
preparing for boat race
billboards across river from Can Tho's wharf
LED flower on Ninh Kieu wharf pedestrian bridge
shrine to Uncle Ho, Nha Van Hoa Lao Dong
The Golden Dragon Water Theater puppeteers after show
Phuroc An Hoi Quan temple spiral incense
Long Buu Buddhist Temple entry
Quan Am Pagoda altar
Tue Than Assembly Hall spiral incense
Tue Than Assembly Hall altars
Hoi Quan Nghia An Temple entrance
Hoi Quan Nghia An Temple, the king of kings
Hai Nam Thien Hau Temple
Jamia Al-Musulman Mosque feet-washing fountain
Jamia Al-Musulman Mosque prayer hall
rooves over courtyard, Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts
Saigon Central Post Office
Saigon Central Post Office arch detail
Saigon Central Post Office inside
Saigon Opera House arch detail
Hotel Majestic Saigon check-in desk
Notre Dame Cathedral of Saigon stained glass
Notre Dame Cathedral of Saigon's blood and body of Christ
French guillotine used until 1960, War Remnants Museum
Independence Palace lounge in mid-1970s style
detail of back of Chinook helicopter, War Remnants Museum
corner fabrication shop
jujubees and other treats, Tan Dinh Market
Quan chay La's $2 USD vegan buffet
wax casting forms for jewelry
yellow apricot blooms for Tet, Ochna integerrima
restaurant lamp display
pale influencer photo shoot
Vietnam recognizes the most important part of Christmas
Power of Youth, Nguyen Hue
$40,000 USD V4 Ducati
Subaru BRZ with all the extras
LP Bank
The wonder of the world, the beauty and the power, the shapes of things, their colours, lights, and shades; these I saw. Look ye also while life lasts.
-- tombstone in Cumberland, England
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