Mountains, Rice, and Purple: Recent Photographs

One of the ever-present Bahn My sandwhich stalls. In our small towns, when there seems to be nothing to eat, there is always Bahn My. A crispy French baquette, dribbled with soy sauce, sprinkled with cilantro, shredded carrot and cucumber, and then fried egg or that unnerving pork patte stuff.  Delicious.

One of our recent riding views. If there is a quota on using "ooohs" then I have nearly filled it, riding the coast of Vietnam.

A typically unfortunate bathroom, which are always available and free at the gas stations here. As in Thailand and Cambodia, don't flush the toilet paper.  Put in bucket.  The "garden hose" serves double duty as Butt Sprayer and Flusher.

Pedaling down a back road, off the Highway 1, quiet peace from trucks and views into small farming life. Down roads like these, I feel like we might be the only foreigners who have come down here....at least for a very long time.

Roadside drying racks: some sort of large rice paper things.

The local Merlot-Cabarnet and I wear matching raincoats. The city of Hue: fine enough to buy wine but situated such that cold air becomes trapped by the mountains here, making it chilly enough that a coat is necessary.

Strolling through the deliciously rubbish-less and tranquil riverside park in the city of Hue. City parks are wonderful things: greenery and peace in the center of concentrated humanity and commerce.

This here is very Vietnam.

Must have those requisite photos of flowers.