We continued on, generally downhill, to pass through a couple villages...
 |
| Water...water buffalo |
 |
| Nearly all in a row (there's always one) |
 |
| Spring |
 |
| Hydroelectric |
 |
| Vlad the Impaler haystack...haven't seen one of those in a while |
 |
| Irrigation via bamboo trunk |
 |
| Selling tubs off the motor scooter; which was equipped with a PA system |
 |
| "Traditional clothes for rent" |
 |
| Mail delivery |
 |
| Here Vicki stimulated the local economy |
 |
| Dogs in the villages...all impressively well-behaved |
 |
| Half traditional, half modern house |
 |
Don't look too close...here, a pig has been sacrificed to the ancestors, informing
them of an impending wedding...and more ancestors to join them, eventually |
 |
| Preparations for the wedding, to occur next day |
 |
| Cinnamon/cardamon incense sticks, drying |
 |
| We took the low road |
 |
Middle school (partly residential), closed until end of February in view of the
coronavirus threat (as we left, Vietnam had had 16 occurrences, all
recovered); May said her 11-year-old son was beyond boredom and looking
forward to school as never before |
 |
| People's Assembly Hall...not full capitalism (!) yet, but well on its way |
 |
| Interesting home/restaurant/water feature |
 |
Our lunch that day was at a home-stay; a simple bowl of rice with pork and
chicken and veggies; after the culinary extravaganzas of the past few days, it
was a welcome relief |
 |
| In the home stay |
 |
| A French couple was checking in..."where's the ice machine?" I asked |
 |
| Us, there, at the conclusion of trek #2 |
No comments:
Post a Comment