Going to Viet Nam

Day 2
Hanoi Palace Hotel, on a charming street, although aftr checking in I realized there is a bar beneath by fourth floor room which opens onto the street and advertizes live music from 9 - 12. We'll see.

Went out to walk but only covred a few hundred yards. So much to see, all fresh and new. The street in the old quarter is narrow and crooked with twisted trees. Motor scooters , heading for the day that they will take over from the women walking on it with their bouncing trays of fruits and vegetables suspended from bamboo poles, balanced on their shoulders, the gaming children, the men washing dishes, the women cooking over coals, the man sharpening cleavers on the unglazed bottom of a soup bowl. Of course the scooters will eventually be overtaken by cars, trucks, and tour buses.

The five foot wide opening onto the street where, just inside, a man and his mother are selling luminous conical pkages of something to eat. Sweet, to go on an offering, sometimes they are never opened. I bought one, flourescent fuschia. At home I can't resist opening it and find an intricately molded white cone, very baroque, of fine rice powder and sugar.

Respiratory half face masks for pollution are so common that they are a fashion item, contured and made of fabrics in all colors and designs. They hook over the ears. Men and Women.

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[tommy30507]

I am missing you...ALREADY!!!!! Be safe...

:-)

[atree3]

I'll be as safe there as I am here

[GreginND]

Oh, you have a mac laptop? Yes, use your built in video camera and use youtube to record directly to your channel! We will miss you. Have a great trip.

[atree3]

Just got an idea.  Why couldn't I attach them to this video in the shape of comments?

[martinatravelmart]

great

[CityzenJane]

Those glasses are AWESOME!

[adegirmenci89]

have a safe trip margaret

[wandalewlandowska]

This vid makes me think how careless it was of Federico Fellini not to have featured our Margaret (prominently) in one of his films. YouTube has been too quiet without her, I must say. Hurry home, dearest.

[hurl771]

have fun on vacation grandmother of us youtube kids

[kenrg]

I don't think there's really a way to post blogs here, but use blogger - it's easy and quick and we'd love to hear of your adventures as they happen. Enjoy!

[grammako]

Have a safe trip and enjoy! If you have an iPhone 3Gs you can do videos and upload them to YouTube. ;-)

[jaidifuL]

wow i love the glasses

they will be v useful for your travel

[1DRock37167]

Have more fun than the local law allows:-)

[anmoose]

What a great opportunity! I know you'll turn it into another amazing adventure, and though I don't know exactly how, I'm sure there are ways to send occasional snippets, like video "post cards" while you're there. I hope someone with such knowledge chimes in, but foremost, I hope you have an absolutely wonderful time.