Coming home from school

I passed this little sweetie on my motorbike, stopped and took the shot as she passed by. The camera strap is in the frame.

Out in the country II

David said the standard of living is much higher here than in the Mekong delta. The houses are much nicer and the people better dressed.

Out in the country

We traveled about 20 K and found a small road heading into a wide valley. The road doubles as a rice drying area.

Nha Trang

Dalat was too cold so we hopped a bus to the coast. This reab is being hauled to a construction site. I don't know this young lady. I take photos of the goofy sayings printed on shirts. Several examples were deleted including on Ni was wearing.
We hired motor bikes and went exploring northward. Heres the first bay out of town.

Fora fauna and friend

This is Nin. She is a friend of Davids. She works in her mothers shop selling clothes, gifts, and other nik nacky things. When she has free time she weaves. When the weaving is about 10 feet long it will be sold to be fashioned into finished goods.

Back to Vietnam

I decided to pop over to Vietnam to see David. Vietnam is one of the view countries that require a visa before entry. Now a visitor can do it on line. If they are smarter than me. For $21.99 on a credit card, you apply. I was accepted and printed the paperwork I thought necessary. At the BKK airport, the Air Asia check in lady said I was missing the most important document, a page with my name and passport # listed among others that had applied the same day. I had to go to their office, log onto my E mails and the lady went to the Viet E mail and found and copied the document needed.
I arrived in Saigon with no further drama. The next morning I hopped a bus to the mountain town of Dalat. It was cold! I wore long pants for the first time on this trip. Under my birthday shirt Ni gave me, I'm wearing a tee shirt, as I have no vest or jacket.
On the top of the hill in the background was a US fire base during the war. There were 150 soldiers there with 10 105 MM Howitzers. They could lob shells two valleys over on to the Ho Chi Minh trail.
Heres a lake side resort and someones house. It's not too secure but has sat TV.

Sirima Guest House

Heres the gang out front. This fellow in yellow is Dutch, the guy on the right is German. The Dutch still have bitterness toward Germany, but these two get along allright.
This little lady lives at Sirima. She sleeps in massage room #1, often with this Pit bull puppy cuddling her.