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Somewhere in Hanoi, I found it when lost, and will probably never find it again.
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Funeral tree - Museum of Ethnology - Hanoi
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A colourful tree thing, stops you getting ill - swine flu be gone! Museum of Ethnology - Hanoi
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Dancing dudes in the gardens of the museum of ethnology - Hanoi
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Tall house!
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Loooooooooong house
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Interflora, Vietnam style.
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Entrance to Pagoda at Hoan Kiem Lake - Hanoi
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Liked the modern and the old here, guy in tracksuit top and trainers praying at the incense.
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Flag at the temple of literature - Hanoi
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Temple of Literature (again) - Hanoi
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A crane, or is it a plant?
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More museum of literature, weird semi-circle shadow is the lens shadow in the flash, damn these wide angle lenses!
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Temple of Literature - Hanoi
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Old meets new
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Water puppets - went to a show later and it was far better than I expected!
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Masks
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Lanterns at Temple of Literature - Hanoi
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I think they're dogs, but they don't look friendly...
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Temple of Literature - Hanoi
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Pagoda in Hanoi
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More Pagoda
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A kindred spirit of my Dad's in central Hanoi
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Arty shot of a Buddha Pagoda
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Mmmmmm donuts.... How do I get over there though?! Hanoi traffic at it's best. You step off the kerb and pray...
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There's been no rain since I got here, and you've got to keep the tourist sights looking good. Some ubiquitous Moto's in the foreground, just for a wee change.
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Dunno what this is yet, but it looked cool, you're not allowed up to it and it's guarded so I guessed it was significant.
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Some flowers for the snow-weary!
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A rarity in Hanoi, a quiet street! That's the Mausoleum down in the distance.
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Presidential Palace
