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Friday, October 31, 2008

Swimming in Hanoi

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After a night of heavy rain, this was the scene outside my apartment building!



For some reason I thought I could still get to work, since it is only about 5 minutes away...

So I got in a taxi and off we went... Ooops, so many streets are flooded... We turned around

and tried a different route... Uh oh! The water was getting deeper and deeper... so deep that it

came right into the car!! The taxi driver tried to drive on the sidewalk but it was no use, the

car was flooded and we were stuck!!



After waiting for about 2 hours to be rescued, I gave up and walked back in water that was

up to my waist! Everyone was laughing and stopping to talk to me, I guess they don't see too

many foreigners walking through the water







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The black car in this picture was abandoned... I hope it is water-proof!!







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A nice picture that I call "Hanoi When It Rains"









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The view of the street from the 12th floor. This street wasn't so bad, just up to your knees!







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As the water level gets higher and higher, it starts to go up onto the sidewalk and into the

buildings











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I guess the motorbike repair shop was happy! Plenty of customers today with motorbikes that

wouldn't start...



Still raining so hard now... where will all the water go??







Halloween

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Happy Halloween!!

This is the card that my nephew Logan sent us from Canada :)







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OMG!! A ghost came out on halloween??!!!







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Ohhhh.... Just Thao with her "cure for the common cold".



These branches have a nice smell when boiled, and you have to stay under the blanket until

you can't take the heat anymore. I have been sick for the past week and it didn't seem to

get any better until I tried this!







My Baby Thao

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Cưng ơi, em làm cho anh thật hạnh phúc. Em là tất cả đối với anh.

Anh sẽ yêu em mãi mãi.











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