Hanoi - a
street given over
tourist trinkets. Hanoi (at
least in 1996) had
none of the
large shopping centers that
are common in Thailand,
China, Hong Kong etc. |
Hanoi - this
major bridge
across the Red River was in
perilous repair |
The city of Hanoi
turns its
back on the river, and
protects itself with high
flood
embankments |
75 km south west
of Hanoi
one enters a spectacular
karst landscape of
limestone
pillars, similar to those in the
more famous Ha Long
Bay |
Lush mountain
scenery is
matched by lush vegetation |
The Ngo Dong
river winds
through a land that surely
belongs to elves.. |
Hoa Lu was the
capital of
the Dinh Dynasty (980 to
1009 A.D.) |
Ornamental wall at Hoa Lu
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