Archive for December, 2007
Thursday, December 27th, 2007
Christmas at the Hanoi Hilton
From Christmas in Vietnam 2007
A word of wisdom from the wise: if you’re planning to head downtown on Christmas Eve in Hanoi, leave yourself lots of time.
Despite the fact that Vietnam is predominantly Buddhist (if only nominally), with Catholics comprising around 10% of the population, I have never before seen Christmas revelry on the scale [...]
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Monday, December 24th, 2007
Through New Eyes
From Carmen and Leon Visit
I am sure it has already been said many times, many ways, but it is always interesting to see the familiar through the eyes of an outsider. I had intended to follow up an earlier post on some surprises I encountered in Vietnam with another like it (for example, Vietnam [...]
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Monday, December 10th, 2007
Village People
This past weekend I was privileged to take a trip with my host family to their village home, about 45 minutes outside of Hanoi.
The village is populated mostly by the elder generation and young children. Those of working age, like my host father, have migrated to the city for work. This is a [...]
