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the women's temple. there was a women's temple and a men's temple side by side. apparently women went here to pray for female related issues, like pregnancy, childbirth...Jul 04, 2005
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each of the hanging cones holds a prayer (the red strip of paper in the cone). the prayers burn and waft off to heavenJul 04, 2005
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banana flowers (and bananas)Jul 04, 2005
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firecrackers for TetJul 04, 2005
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school kidsJul 04, 2005
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street vendors, all women - selling cooked food, flowers, clothes, fruitsJul 04, 2005
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little old lady watching the street life below from her balconyJul 04, 2005
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by the Hoan Kiem lakeJul 04, 2005
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i really was in love with these old buildings with their overhanging balconies and the french windows and wooden shuttersJul 04, 2005
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and yet more shuttersJul 04, 2005
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more old wooden shutters and balconies overhanging the street with clothes dryingJul 04, 2005
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st joseph cathedral by the old quarterJul 04, 2005
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endless stream of motorbikesJul 04, 2005
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each narrow street in the old quarter is named after the craft guild that occupied it - artisans and tradesmen lived and worked here for centuriesJul 04, 2005
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