100th

 

 

Today sees this blog's hundredth post! The past week has been keeping me uber-busy with work and I didn't have as much time as I wanted to wander around and take photos. So here's another sight from my neighborhood, which I'm still crazy about!

Stick around... More Hanoian pics to come!

Home sweet home

Today's post is coming a bit late; I was uber-busy with all my things finally arriving from Thailand, meaning that I am officially in my new place as of today. It feels good to have a place I can call home again!

 

I am lucky enough to have a nice view on the Trúc Bạch lake; you can also see this narrow house across the street, which is very typical of the Vietnamese architecture. I heard the houses are shaped this way because the taxes are levied according to the property's width.

Anyhow, this one is empty for now. Any takers?

Vietnamese shadow play

Another shot from last night: this is the road that is separating the Trúc Bạch lake from the West lake. When the weather permits, a lot of couples are just hanging out there, next to their bikes.

Oh, and since the format might be a bit small for you guys to see,

Night shift

I went downstairs at 10PM to take a shot in the neighborhood, when I saw this lady doing her exercise in the street; I was amazed at how she still had energy for that, while the ambient temperature was literally punching me in the face. Kudos!

End of the tunnel

Okay folks, you must have noticed that I have been posting an awful lot of night pics lately; this is simply due to the fact that I have got a lot of work at the moment, and well, the only moment I can snap is after dusk.

This should get better in the days to come (I hope).

Meanwhile, I have a few little photo projects that I'm thinking about; you'll find out more about them here very soon! Have a good weekend everyone.

Un air de fête

It was a Friday night on Truc Bach lake and I saw those families and couples waiting along the road with balloons, ice cream cones and wide grins. Made me smile.