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saigon - riding a cyclo

in the last week, i've tried three times to get photos uploaded, and the most recent attempt resulted in a virus deleting one of morgan's memory cards. many photos were recovered, but it was a pretty stressful day for me. these are a couple that were already online...

easy riders

in the last week, we traveled from dalat to hoi an via motorcycle. it was great to take a route through the mountains rather than along the coast like many people do. along the way we saw some great things:
-rice paddies, which are as beautiful and ubiquitous as you might imaging
-an annual rice planting ceremony-- i randomly got to take part in this... photo to come)
-so many memorials from north vietnam commemorating their successful battles, very interesting
-a very happy buddha (another photo to come, as i suddenly can't get anymore to post...)
-hill tribe villages
-pepper plants, rubber trees, silk worm factories, pineapple plantations, and so much more

then we arrived in hoi an, where tailored clothes are the specialty. i blew my budget, but i must say i clean up pretty well in a suit! ;)

now we're in hue, which used to be the capital and is a great little city. we happened upon a festival, so that's fun!

next we'll head up to hanoi and halong bay-- and i'll try to be better about updating more regularly. photos drive me nuts! grrr!