Despite the horrendous legacy of war left by the U.S. -- millions of pounds of unexploded bombs and Agent Orange contamination that's still causing birth defects in the third generation born since it was dumped there by America -- the Vietnamese seem to have genuine warm feelings about America and Americans. They kind of view it as a moment of madness by the United States.
Too many pictures follow the jump. You've been warned.
This video shows some folk dancing that was part of a festival in Hue, Vietnam, in April. The last part of the video is a pedicab ride I took over the Perfume River in Hue. This gives you a little sense of what it's like to be on the road in a small Vietnam city. A few seconds into the video a pedicab passes on the left, which looks exactly like the one I was riding.
The following were photos taken while on boats in Halong Bay. April is one of the many times of the year when it's misty, cloudy and/or rainy there so expect no brilliant-sunshine shots here. More Jack-the-Ripper than Jack Tripper.