Football Fans

Vietnam was celebrating soccer over the weekend. The U23 team was in the final for the ASEAN Football Cup.  Cathryn said Saigon had been crazy last week when they made the final.  Hoi-An was crazy and filled with fans in red with head bands and T shirts and extra tooting of  horns for the final on Saturday afternoon. Unfortunately they lost in extra time.  These young fans were ready to celebrate and watch the match.

Hoi An Street Scene

The streets of Hoi An were busy, mainly with tourists, but this bride dressed in red (along with her husband in his white suit) stood out as they strolled around with members of the bridal party and their photographic entourage.

Vietnam Telecom,

Electrical wiring in Laos is chaotic, but it is at its most tangled extreme in Vietnam. I spent the weekend with my cousin Cathryn and her daughter Meg, in Hoi An,  as part of there three week visit to Vietnam.

We examined this tangle as I enjoyed a flat white on the balcony of a great coffee shop in the old city of Hoi An.

The Back View

A truck on the way to the market - safety lights on the mud guards, spare tires, lunch tied to the back and multi coloured crates of vegetables - ready to go.

Sunset and Moonrise

Sunset last week, looking over the Mekong to Thailand, from my favourite riverside bar/shanty.

Dumplings and Dolls and Dancing

Friday night was a crazy and fun night at a Russian restaurant, Privet.  The food was great and the hospitality welcoming and entertaining with singing and some traditional dancing. A few vodkas, courtesy of a French man a the next table, who was celebrating his birthday, made  the eventing extra fun.

Fried vegetables

I pass this lady most afternoons on my way home, but have yet to try her speciality.  Its a fried vegetable thing on a stick - not sure - maybe one day. She spends most of her time peeling veggies.