The setting is beautiful, but no one seems to worry about keeping it clean.
The livestock wander freely, and trash is simply tossed wherever.
The livestock wander freely, and trash is simply tossed wherever.
The floors are packed dirt, and the cooking fire is kept going at all times.
Note the hen and chicks in the background.
Almost every home has a satellite dish. The Vietnamese are proud
of their one satellite: Vinasat 1, which was built by Lockheed-Martin
and launched in 2008 by the European Space Agency.
Motorbikes, of course, are parked in the living room.
of their one satellite: Vinasat 1, which was built by Lockheed-Martin
and launched in 2008 by the European Space Agency.
Motorbikes, of course, are parked in the living room.
3 comments:
Beautiful. Looks like a great weekend. I hear that the vietnamese are sending Hmong refugees back where they will likely be prosecuted. Have these Hmong villages in Viet Nam been there a long time?
Stunning pictures. The one woman in black, wearing a baby, is gorgeous.
Emily - that is my favorite picture too. I felt that I was stalking this woman at the market; I saw her at a distance and followed her - at what I hope was a discreet distance- until I was able to get this shot.
Beth- we also have heard/read that some of the Hmong refugees were being sent back. It is sometimes difficult to get a straight answer here so the bottom line is that we don't know if that is still happening. The villages we visited have been there for a long time and seemed to be very peaceful. The returned refugees might have been those who are closer to the border.
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