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Photos from our holiday to Vietnam in November 2015
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We spent a few days in Hong Kong on our way to Vietnam. This was at a temple in Hong Kong.  Judy at temple in Hong Kong.  Temple in Hong Kong.  Hong Kong Island skyline at sunset. 
Temple in Hanoi  Street market in Hanoi  Temple in Hanoi  Street market Hanoi 
Street market Hanoi  Street market Hanoi  Street vendor Hanoi  Mural sculpture at the Hanoi Hoa Lo prison. 
Temple in Hanoi  We were in Hanoi during the time graduates go to picturesque places as a group for graduation photos.  Uncle Ho's mausoleum  Presidential Palace Hanoi 
DSC 2263  DSC 2266  Judy at the mausoleum complex  Presedential Palace Hanoi 
Stairway leading to the underground bunker where the war was controlled from.  More antics with graduation photos  Cities in Vietnam are full of motorbikes and scooters. So much so that there are few people walking.  Judy next to the tribute to the communist party of China 
There is lots of Hindu artwork throughout Vietnam.  Vietnamese Women's Museum  At the Vietnamese Women's Museum - a warrior woman.  Vietnamese Women's Museum 
Uncle Ho  Hanoi Opera House - we went to a good concert there.  Halong Bay  Kayaking at Halong Bay 
Halong Bay  Floating Village in Halong Bay  Halong Bay  Mountains of North West Vietnam 
Sapa market  Display at Sapa market  Children at Sapa Market  Selling meat at Sapa market 
Sapa market  Sapa market - traditional clothing  Home near Sapa from French colonial times  a kitchen in a rural village house 
Hills near Sapa  village children in the hills near Sapa  Sapa hills  Corn drying in the Sapa hills 
Boat trip near Bac Ha  DSC 2617  DSC 2624  In a cave near Bac Ha 
Hills and river near Bac Ha  Hills on the way to Bac Ha  river trip near Bac Ha  DSC 2652 
Phong Nha Cave  Phong Nha Cave  Phong Nha Cave  Phong Nha Cave 
Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park  Paradise Cave  Paradise Cave  Paradise Cave 
Paradise Cave  Paradise Cave  Judy in Paradise Cave  Vietnamese war cemetary near Dong Ha 
Khe Sanh Combat Base in the DMZ  Khe Sanh Combat Base in the DMZ  Bridge funded by Fidel Castro when he visited Vietnam  Memorial at the Freedom bridge across the Ben Hai river 
Freedom bridge across the Ben Hai river in the DMZ  Memorial at the Freedom bridge across the Ben Hai river  Uncle Ho  This sculpture said so much to me about the determination and resilience of the Vietnamese people 
Vinh Moc tunnels  DSC 2827  Lovely sculpture showing Uncle Ho in a family environment at the Ho Chi Minh museum in Hue  Uncle Ho at the Ho Chi Minh Museum 
Thien Mu Pagoda near Hue  DSC 2855  Boat on the Perfume River near Hue  Khai Dinh tomb near Hue 
Khai Dinh tomb near Hue  Khai Dinh Tomb near Hue  Khai Dinh tomb near Hue  Tu Duc tomb near Hue 
Making incense near Hue  making traditional hat near Hue  Judy in traditional hat ner Hue  all of this is incense, beautiful colours near Hue 
Imperial enclosure Hue  theatre at the Imperial enclosure Hue  Imperial enclosure Hue  Imperial enclosure Hue 
Imperial enclosure Hue  Imperial enclosure Hue  Imperial enclosure Hue  lovely coloured fish at the Imperial enclosure Hue 
in the market near Hue - I have no idea what this is, but it looks intriguing  In the market Hue - I think this woman has tasted her own products too much  in the market Hue  market - Hue 
market - Hue  Wedding couple in Hoi An  My Son near Hoi An  My Son near Hoi An 
Traditional dancing at My Son near Hoi An  Dancing at My Son near Hoi An  My Son near Hoi An  House in Hoi An 
House in Hoi An  The river at Hoi An  at a house in Hoi An  Hoi An - these are "wishing" structures - you write your wish on a yellow card and hang it from one of these 
Lantern shop Hoi an  temple in Hoi An  at a house in Hoi An  at a house in Hoi An 
cookery class in Hoi An  cookery class in Hoi An  cookery class in Hoi An  cookery class in Hoi An 
cookery class in Hoi An  Dalat market  Dalat market  Crazy house in Dalat (inspired by Gaudi) 
Crazy house in Dalat (inspired by Gaudi)  Crazy house in Dalat (inspired by Gaudi)  Crazy house in Dalat (inspired by Gaudi)  Bao Dai's summer Palace Dalat 
Interesting modern architecture in Dalat  Mui Ne - beach meal setting  Mui Ne - dawn  Mui Ne - sunrise 
Market in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)  Opera House in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) - we saw The Nutcracker there  Municipal building in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)  Post Office in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) 
Graduation photos at the post office in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)  Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)  Reunification Palace in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)  Uncle Ho at the Reunification Palace in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) 
More Graduation photos at the Reunification Palace in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)  Temple in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)  Temple in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)  security guard at a Temple in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) 
Memorial in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)  Wedding photo in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)  Notre Dame cathedral in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)  Opera House in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) (saw the Nutcracker here) 
We spent a few days in Singapore on the way home  Singapore  Singapore  Marina Bay - Singapore 
Singapore  Singapore - Marina Bay  Singapore sling at Raffles in Singapore  Our last dinner of the holiday at a Japanese Restaurant in Singapore - we sat at the sushi bar and had an amazing meal