Monday, January 17, 2005

the cuteness that is Japanese sticker-pictures


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Originally uploaded by meee.


me and my lil' sis. taken at the photo booth at the Takeo mall arcade. each is about the size of a quarter and is a sticker. fun!

Tuesday, January 11, 2005

My Christmas Vacation

My family came to see me in Japan. yay! We spent a few nights in Takeo and Charlotte came to work with me. Then we went to Nara and Kyoto (Japan's ancient capitals and near where I studied abroad in college). Then a few nights in Toyko and then Dad, David and Charlotte flew home, while Mom and I continued on to Vietnam for 10 days. We started in Hanoi, with a side trip to Halong Bay. Then went to Hue (the old capital), Hoi An (an old port town with good shopping), Dalat (in the mountains), and finished up in Saigon.

City Hall (Saigon)


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Originally uploaded by clay1.

War Remnants Museum (Saigon)


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Originally uploaded by clay1.

rice fields (near Dalat)


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Originally uploaded by clay1.

ducks and a water buffalo in the fields


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Originally uploaded by clay1.

covered bridge in Hoi An


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Originally uploaded by clay1.

Furama beach resort


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Originally uploaded by clay1.


swimming pool with ocean as the backdrop. ahhhh.

on the road


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Originally uploaded by clay1.

tomb of Tu Duc, a former Emperor (Hue)


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Originally uploaded by clay1.

pavilion at Tu Duc's tomb


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Originally uploaded by clay1.

woman by Perfume River (Hue)


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Originally uploaded by clay1.

side gate of Hue's Imperial Palace


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Originally uploaded by clay1.

more of Hue Imperial Palace


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Originally uploaded by clay1.

view from palace gate


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Originally uploaded by Emmy.

close-up of gate


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Originally uploaded by Emmy.

gate of old Imperial Palace (Hue)


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Originally uploaded by Emmy.

Monday, January 10, 2005

Water Puppets Show (Hanoi)


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Originally uploaded by Emmy.

pagoda in a lake (Hanoi)


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Originally uploaded by Emmy.

Hanoi opera house


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Originally uploaded by Emmy.

Halong Bay and our boat's dragon figurehead


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Originally uploaded by Emmy.

houseboats in Halong Bay


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Originally uploaded by Emmy.

Halong Bay


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Originally uploaded by Emmy.

street in Hanoi


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Originally uploaded by Emmy.

me and my mommy


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Originally uploaded by Emmy.

Temple of Literature (Hanoi)


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Originally uploaded by Emmy.

Palace in Hanoi


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Originally uploaded by abnihon.

Tokyo Disneyland!


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Originally uploaded by abnihon.



in the cold. and rain. and snow. sigh.

shopping in Tokyo


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Originally uploaded by abnihon.

me as a maiko


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Originally uploaded by abnihon.

Charlotte pretending to do tea ceremony


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Originally uploaded by abnihon.

dressing up like apprentice geisha (Kyoto)


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Originally uploaded by abnihon.

The Beckwith children (at Horyu-ji, Nara)


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Originally uploaded by abnihon.

pagoda of Horyu-ji (Nara)


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Originally uploaded by abnihon.

torii gates and maple leaves (Nara)


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Originally uploaded by abnihon.

gate of Todai-ji (Nara. Christmas Day)


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Originally uploaded by abnihon.

Charlotte playing teacher


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Originally uploaded by abnihon.

Christmas Eve dinner in Takeo


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Originally uploaded by abnihon.