Tuesday, February 10, 2009

sapa white out


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From vietnam

got into vietnam a week ago. after 3 days on boats and buses (traveling from laos), we splurged on a room with a fireplace and a view. sapa is up in the northern mountains of vietnam, not too far from china. its cold, and while we were there, rainy and foggy. we got a 4 day white-out. the photo above is the only look we got at the huge peak dominating sapa, and we didn't even get a good look at that. the shots below show how foggy it was in town every day and night.
From vietnam

From vietnam

we got to check out a local festival in a nearby hmong village. everyone was decked out in traditional garb and playing traditional games... like tug of war and pole climb. the best part was that we were surrounded by 300 local vietnamese and i think i was far and away the tallest person there. this has never happened before. now i know how thompson and manute bol must feel. it was awesome.
From vietnam

From vietnam

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

yes yes, now you know what i feel like being tall. of course you also know what that guy in the picture feels like. b/c you climb so many poles...

horse poo anyone?

k2smith said...

excellent use of subtle innuendo thompson. i'm sure my family appreciates it.

btw, good luck in the nambla lawsuit... i hear the testimonies of minors are never admitted in oregon, so you should be okay.