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I walked into a camera store in Hanoi and saw Son

 

 

 

 

elegantly turned out, warmly engaging

 

 

reminiscent of Uncle Ho

 

 

I saw him twice more, each time so pleasant

 

Damn, he's really short, isn't he?

 

 

Walking in Hoi An, I saw this phalanx of school kids approaching

 

 

are they waving to me?

 

No

One of my missions is to teach all Asian kids to High-5

 

 

so I High-5'd the first ones I met

 

 

 

after that they all wanted in

 

 

even the teacher

 

(ever try to high-5 and take pictures at the same time?)

 

 

Strolling in the area outside Friendship Village, I had a lovely chat with Ngoc Oanh

 

she spoke good enough English that she was able to translate when these two men happened along

 

They welcomed me heartily and graciously

 

 

LeThom, manager of my guest house in Hanoi, Minh Dung

 

 

On the train from Danang to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) I chatted merrily in the dining car with Loc

 

 

he and his friends were a lively, congenial bunch

 

 

While on the train to Lao Cai with Huong, I had wonderful conversations with Minh and Linh

 

 

 

their mother, Chien

 

 

Chuc runs a tailor shop near my guest house

 

I passed her numerous times, always with a friendly greeting

 

 

In Southeast Asia I missed the lavish, ubiquitous displays of Indian saris

 

but the traditional costume of Vietnam, the ao dai, can be quite elegant 

 

 

 

it is a tight-fitting silk tunic worn over pantaloons

 

it's not worn as an everyday garment, as is the sari

 

 

I caught these ladies outside the opera house in Hanoi

 

 

 

 

 

 

and persuaded them to pose for me

 

they were part of a wedding entourage

 

 

Van, expert masseuse in Hoi An

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