Wednesday, December 14, 2011

abc wednesday —V is for "Vietnam"

My daughter Katie headed off yet again—this time
to Vietnam.  This is the Mekong Delta.  All the images
 of this place in my head are from newscasts of the war years
(and movies), so it's especially nice to see this peaceful shot.


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Posted by Alexa at 00:01
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14 comments:

  1. Tall GaryDecember 14, 2011 at 1:42 AM

    Timeless.

    Wow. I just watched “Buffalo Boy” from Netflix today. Katie’s photo could be (was!) a scene from the movie which took place in the Mekong Delta of the 1940s.

    The movie is slow-paced but I liked seeing a different time, place, and people from anything I have known.

    How was her trip? Any other details?

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  2. J.Rylie.CDecember 14, 2011 at 9:22 AM

    I want to be a traveler like your daughter.

    Please inspire me with your comment at my V entry thanks!

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  3. PatDecember 14, 2011 at 10:40 AM

    Indeed lovely. I have a Vietnamese friend in Paris who traveled to the country of his ancestors for the first time last year...such beauty.

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  4. AlexaDecember 14, 2011 at 11:23 AM

    TG -- Katie's trip was for work, but "work" in this case meant traveling from Hong Kong to Singapore via Vietnam on a luxury liner, with her own personal butler and everything gratis. I'm thinking I chose the wrong career. Stay tuned—I'll probably be "borrowing" more of her photos.

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  5. Roger Owen GreenDecember 14, 2011 at 12:34 PM

    the US relationship with Vietnam has changed VERILY.
    ROG, ABC Wednesday team

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  6. KathyDecember 14, 2011 at 2:04 PM

    The Vietnam of today I understand is much different than what those of us remember from the 1960s. I think I would like to visit it too.

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  7. JoyDecember 14, 2011 at 5:48 PM

    Looks wonderfully tranquil.
    Joy, ABC Team

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  8. Tall GaryDecember 14, 2011 at 7:02 PM

    Thank you for the info, Alexa. I know what you mean about feeling like you are in the wrong business. Now I am curious what Katie’s is. I imagine her work attire to be based on something like this.

    Her cabin and facilities also contrast somewhat with those I could afford, such as this cruise ship with sky-lit accommodations.

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  9. AnonymousDecember 14, 2011 at 9:34 PM

    I envy her. Always wanted to visit this place :)

    Pheno, ABCW

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  10. Ms MDecember 14, 2011 at 10:11 PM

    Wonderful photo. Hope she has a good trip!

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  11. Tall GaryDecember 15, 2011 at 12:37 AM

    Just watched this 1984 Vietnamese movie, completely at YouTube:
    When the Tenth Month Comes. I love melodramas.

    (The segments automatically succeed each other)

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  12. Paula Scott Molokai Girl StudioDecember 15, 2011 at 12:46 AM

    You must proud and maybe a bit apprehensive at the same time with your daughter traveling so far away.

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  13. PierreDecember 17, 2011 at 2:27 AM

    Another long-haul traveller..."Like mother like daughter" do they say!

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  14. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    great image

    view of desert

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