Here's a few (ok quite a few) photos I took early this year while in Vietnam.
It really is a beautiful country and to anyone who is about to be or thinking about travelling in SE Asia, I'd definitely recommend Vietnam as a place to visit. Not sure if my photos do it justice though, winter monsoon weather and I'm still learning how to take decent photos with my digital camera!

In & around Hanoi

Kites in Hanoi over the lake in the old French quarter
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Apartment buildings - Hanoi
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French colonial architecture is still very prominent in the city
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/jasondallas/Vietnam%202006/Frenchstyle-Hanoi.jpg

View from the Novotel
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Sunset as viewed from the Novotel
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An active trainline in suburban Hanoi. I watched a train go through here just as I arrived (camera not at the ready unfortuneately!) It was amazing to watch and made a hell of a noise!
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Maison Centrale - The entrance to the infamous Hanoi Hilton
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No love for the French - In bronze relief, French brutality to the Viet Minh rebels
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/jasondallas/Vietnam%202006/Inbronzerelief-NolovefortheFrench.jpg

US aircraft wreckage at the war musem
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Lenin braves the winter monsoon rain
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The nearby Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
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'The chains that bind' Symbolism in the Ho Chi Minh musemn
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/jasondallas/Vietnam%202006/Thechainsthatbind-HoChiMinhMusem-Ha.jpg

A fairly typical communist mural depicting the strength of the people and the country
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/jasondallas/Vietnam%202006/Communistmural.jpg

Further afield

The 1954 border between north and south Vietnam
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/jasondallas/Vietnam%202006/OldborderbetweennorthsouthVietnam.jpg

Old watch towers on the south side of the DMZ
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Remains of a war ravaged church south of the DMZ
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Guess roadside assistance from AAA wasn't really an option in '68! Tank remains south of the DMZ
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US helicopter hangars now used by the Vietnamese airforce, the driver we had was not keen to hang about while a foreigner took shots of their miltary installations!
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/jasondallas/Vietnam%202006/OldUShelicopterhangersatDanang.jpg

Danang harbor and mountains
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/jasondallas/Vietnam%202006/Danangharbormountains.jpg

Danang as viewed from the Marble Mountains
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/jasondallas/Vietnam%202006/DanangfromtheMarbleMountains.jpg

Buddist graves in the Marble Mountains
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Dusk settles north of Danang
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/jasondallas/Vietnam%202006/Fishingnets-Danang.jpg

NVA countryside war cemetary
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An imposing group at the entrance to the war cemetary
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The colors of Hue. One of the main traffic bridges in Hue.
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Church ruins at 'The Citadel' in Hue
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/jasondallas/Vietnam%202006/Churchruins-OldcitadelHue.jpg

The moat around the citadel in Hue
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c270/jasondallas/Vietnam%202006/Moatofthecitadel-Hue.jpg

Morning rush hour in Hue
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Tet banners in Hue
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