Hanoi becomes very active on weekends. The night market on the side of Hoan Kiem lake is worth a visit. It bustles with life. You would find everything from clothes to handbags to ceramics. Grab something to eat on the roadside. It is actually a street but at night on friday and saturday, the traffic is barred and shops are set throughout the length of street.
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| Entrance to the night market |
There is no dearth of art in Vietnam. The handmade paper cut outs cards are too beautiful to be used. I got some but have not had the heart to use them. They are awesome.
It is also a very common sight to see women crocheting mobile phone covers or small bags.
Another sample of 3-d cards !
Isn't the paper craft awesome?
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| Paper quilling |
I have seen quilling but have never come across anything like this. They are terrific. They look painted from a distance. There are huge panels made with quilling! It indeed must not have been easy.
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| The pavement turns into a badminton court! |
Another thing I have noticed in the South-Asian countries is their love for execise. The whole family goes out to a park and spends time together. They also get a chance to meet friends. It is a fun filled time. The side walks or the pedestrian walks are marked into badminton courts and by evening all courts are occupied with enthusiastic players. Using a motorbike as a net was a good idea! Look at the picture above.
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| Time to catch up with messages ! |
A common sight with mothers busy with their mobile phones and children having fun roller skating!
Plenty of shops full of wood enameled plates, trays, boxes flood the place.
Hanoi traffic
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| Tile painting |
You cannot miss but notice the huge stretch of tile paintings by the roadside on way to the airport. This 10 km long stretch of tile paintings is made on the dyke wall of Red river. The tiles were made at Bat Trang,
Bat Trang, the pottery village near Hanoi. The project was finished in 2010 and features as the world's largest ceramic tile mural in the Guiness Book of World Records.
All this art work makes you realise the resilience of the Vietnamese poeple who have fought and repelled several invaders, yet have not given up on art and other finer pursuits of life.
There is no dearth of art in Vietnam. The handmade paper cut outs cards are too beautiful to be used. I got some but have not had the heart to use them. They are awesome.
Another sample of 3-d cards !
Isn't the paper craft awesome?
Plenty of shops full of wood enameled plates, trays, boxes flood the place.
I agree I would not have a heart to use the 3 D cards
ReplyDeleteand the awesome quilling