I love to travel and see different places and takes LOTS of pictures. Last year at this time I had the pleasure to accompany my daughter and son-in-law to Vietnam for the adoption of their daughter. I had many troubling thoughts and concerns since I grew up during the Vietnam war, but they were put to rest during the two weeks I spent in Hanoi and the surrounding area while I fell in love with the country and the people of Vietnam.
I will keep my photos to a minimum since I took over 1,000 while I was there.
Hanoi from the 16th floor of our Hotel
Arriving at the orphanage to get Ella
Such joy and happiness
Signing the Vietnamese adoption papers
Handing her over - She is officially yours!!!!!!!
Getting to know each other!
We visited an orphanage nearby to see some of the babies waiting to come home to friends of Jenna's
We enjoyed the food, it was simply delicious.
We did most of our walking and shopping around Hanoi's Old Quarter.
An indoor mall with various vendors
The electrical wiring system of Hanoi
Hanoi's French Quarter
The Temple of Literature
Waiting out the rain
Sites around Hanoi
Scooters are the major mode of transportation
Houses and shops of various colors and sizes
Ha Long Bay is absolutely beautiful, We took a sight seeing boat tour.
Vendors supplying the occupants of the house boats in Ha Long Bay
The tour boats are waiting for passengers to finish the cave tour
Jenna and I went on a side boat trip through an opening that is only passable in low tide.
We are never without a camera in hand
Sites along the countryside
Tending the rice
Thanks for sharing such a memorable and precious vacation you had!
ReplyDeleteI'm betting this vacation will be your favorite for a long time to come!
ReplyDeleteWonderful trip. Many of these photos look familiar as one of my best friends adopted from Vietnam and was in Hanoi.
ReplyDeleteMine is here and they are pics from a day in Hong Kong taken a few days before we adopted our daughter.
ok these pictures are beautiful! i can see why you took over 1000! :) what a precious memory of going to get your grandbaby... and she is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI can't think of a better vacation then one where you get to meet your granddaughter! Absolutely awesome!
ReplyDeleteThank you for that! We also adopted from VN (we adopted 2 babes 2 years ago) and you brought me back to those weeks in Hanoi.
ReplyDelete(I am also familiar with your daughter's blog)
Oh my word. That one shot of the wiring? It gave me chills up my spine...
ReplyDeleteawesome photos, I especially love the one of mom and baby touching hands!
ReplyDeleteI've been to Vietnam a couple times and I absolutely LOVE it. Thanks so much for having us 'along' . . . that picture of mommy and baby's hands seriously brought tears to my eyes . . . so sweet!
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