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Still 77 km to go before Ha Long
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A line of cafes on the way advertising Pho
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A closer view of one of the Pho signs
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Typical Vietnamese sign while entering town limits
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Lovely floral decorations- better than the rear of a lumbering lorry!
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Spirit Houses- I somehow never associated these with Vietnam!
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Celebrating Communism- yes, this is North Vietnam!
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A local rides by on her bicycle
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End of town limits
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Celebrating Communism- this is North Vietnam!
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Don't know why, but I loved this sign!
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Celebrating communism- street decoration
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Motor scooters carry some pretty large loads here
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A pretty large load for a motor scooter- this is pottery district
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One of Vietnam's well appointed inter city express buses
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People -Power themed decoration inside a traffic island
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A large arch across the road
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This building reminded me of my trip to Georgia just weeks earlier
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Vietnamese farmers hard at work
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A Vietnamese farmer tends to a vegetable patch
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Entry to the sales oulet of the crafts centre for handicapped people
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Statues in the garden at the centre
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One of the craftsmen takes a break
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An artisan looks up from his work
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This Malaysian kid in our group had some attitude!
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Some of the artisans at work- they did not seem handicapped to me!
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Beautiful statues on sale, turned out by the handiacapped
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Lovely embroidered pieces for sale
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A bus gets a thorough hosing down outside
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The Vietnamese version of Hyundai has lettering in that language as well
