Photos tagged as hanoi

Tet lanterns, Hang Ma

Hang Ma is one of the 36 streets in the Old Quarter and specialises in paper lanterns and any red/gaudy item for any occasion. At Christmas it had so much tinsel! Now it has reverted back to more traditional paper lanterns, long lines of sequinned fish, strings of plastic onions, chillis, garlic; gold decorations saying "Chuc mung nam moi" Happy New Year.

Date: 29 January 2011
Photographer: langforda: gallery
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
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Tet rehersal children

Vietnamese love, and are so good at, staging big events for special occasions; they especially love singing. In front of the Ly Thai To statue, a large stage had been put up and there were all sorts of "acts" rehearsing - I guess- for Tet celebrations. These children were all decked up and I assume they would be singing but had to move on.

Date: 28 January 2011
Photographer: langforda: gallery
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
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Tet boys rehearsing Hoan Kiem

Date: 28 January 2011
Photographer: langforda: gallery
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Hang Ma, January Tet black lantern

Date: 28 January 2011
Photographer: langforda: gallery
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
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Hang Ma, January Tet lanterns

Date: 28 January 2011
Photographer: langforda: gallery
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
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Year of the Cat poster Hoan Kiem

Date: 28 January 2011
Photographer: langforda: gallery
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
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Happy Govt, Happy Spring Hoan Kiem

The translation is: Happy Government Happy Spring"

Date: 28 January 2011
Photographer: langforda: gallery
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
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Skateboarding under the Lenin statue, Dien Bien Phu

Date: 27 January 2011
Photographer: langforda: gallery
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
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Tet flowers

The Vietnamese love colour and flowers and they really do put huge effort into decorating the public spaces to mark special occasions. They are always beautifully maintained - even if the flowers are plastic.

Date: 27 January 2011
Photographer: langforda: gallery
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
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Orchids at the flower market

The orchids are stunning! Range of sized pots filled with orchids - some up to $700 but then this is Tet and even to park my bicycle at the flower market yesterday (31st) was going to cost me 20,000 Dong: usually it is either free for a bicycle or about 2,000.

Date: 27 January 2011
Photographer: langforda: gallery
Location: Vinh Phuc, Vietnam
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Tet orchids

Date: 27 January 2011
Photographer: langforda: gallery
Location: Vinh Phuc, Vietnam
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Skate boarding in Lenin Park, Hanoi

Date: 27 January 2011
Photographer: langforda: gallery
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
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Lenin Park

Date: 27 January 2011
Photographer: langforda: gallery
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
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Lenin. Happy Govt

Tet slogan "Happy government - happy spring" at the feet of Lenin

Date: 27 January 2011
Photographer: langforda: gallery
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
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Floral display beneath the Lenin statue - "Happy Government - Happy spring"

Date: 27 January 2011
Photographer: langforda: gallery
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
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Congress over, Tet yellow is in!

The colour scheme and displays in Hanoi are constantly changing according to the season or special event.

Date: 27 January 2011
Photographer: langforda: gallery
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
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Pair of kumquats on Yen Phu

Date: 26 January 2011
Photographer: langforda: gallery
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
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Pig and puppy for Tet?

I was out on the motorbike and, just round the corner from us, I saw this pig on the side of the road. Today, 1st February, he isn't there any more. Tet has arrived.

Date: 24 January 2011
Photographer: langforda: gallery
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
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Pots going past the Presidential Palace

These pots are huge and really heavy: how the rider keeps his balance amazes me. I have difficulty on my bicycle with a day's worth of veg from the market!