Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Vietnam, Part II

23-Kelli and Georgia at the Long Khanh Pagoda in Quy Nhon, Viet Nam.


23b-Taylor (who speaks Vietnamese and Cambodian), Amy Wilde (from Alberta) and Kayla go shopping at a small stationery store in Quy Nhon (pronounced Wee Nyong), Vietnam (pronounced Vee-et nam, NOT Vee-et nom).



24-The Buddha statue at the Long Khanh Pagoda.



25-Inside a shrine at the Long Khanh Pagoda, Quy Nhon, Viet Nam.



26-Here's the second photo from inside the pagoda: A group chants and meditates inside the Long Khanh Pagoda.



27-At the beach at Quy Nhon, a Vietnamese child checks out a mysterious creature.



28-On the beach at Quy Nhon, Viet Nam, fresh sealant is applied to a small Vietnamese fishing boat; in the background, USNS Mercy can be seen.



29-Kite flying at the park near the beach in Quy Nhon, Viet Nam.



30-The market at 110 Nguyen Hue in Quy Nhon, Viet Nam is in a kind of a breezeway (which made it a nice place to shop when it was raining); Georgia (ICU nurse from Salt Lake City) is checking out the many fruits and vegetables which are available for purchase.



31-The Vietnamese boat that we took from USNS Mercy to visit Quy Nhon.



31b-A statue of Nguyen Hue, Vietnamese hero from the 1700's, overlooks the harbor at Quy Nhon, Viet Nam.

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