"Water Puppets" Top 5 Page for this destination Hanoi Travelogue by bpacker

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Witness the grandeur on water. The orchestra is to the left of the stage

Puppets at play.

Pyrotechnics sizzle as dragons dance on water.

A turtle snatches away a sword from an Emperor.

Puppeteers taking a bow at the end.

Note the contruction in the foreground. This how a water puppet theatre would look like in a river. These theatres are usually constructed during the rainy season along the banks of the Mekong Delta.

Page Updated Feb 3, 2005
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Comments (51)

eriksson977 Apr 1, 2010 at 4:57 AM Report Abuse

Hanoi is extremely beautiful as illustrated from your marcellous images. Tomas Eriksson :)
thegreynomad Dec 30, 2009 at 4:31 PM Report Abuse

Plenty to see and do here!
kwipex Dec 9, 2009 at 6:17 PM Report Abuse

Thanks...somehow this Thit Cho is now burned into my memory after reading your pages..I'm ready now for my trip in Jan 2010..great writing
garridogal Oct 9, 2009 at 7:04 PM Report Abuse

That is a gorgeous opening photo!
brachtel Jul 5, 2009 at 6:09 AM Report Abuse

The dish costs 100.000 dong today. So it is definitely a lot cheaper than mentioned in this article.
850prc Jan 28, 2009 at 5:24 PM Report Abuse

What an interesting and fun page, Glen. I had a blast looking it all over. I think Vietnam is a place we want to go someday.
nibiru Dec 3, 2008 at 3:02 AM Report Abuse

Hi, Traveling in all south east asia, i found only one real italian icecream shop in Hua Hin, Thailand. I never lose this address : http://www.thailand-world.com/Coffee-Da-Vinci-Icecream-Shop.html
asianbelle Jun 10, 2008 at 8:13 PM Report Abuse

thanks for the tip glen. guess, we have to choose only 1 to spend a bit more time in hanoi.
dancinbudgie Feb 2, 2008 at 5:41 PM Report Abuse

Your pages made me laugh! Tips are excellent. Tankyou. Tracey
wen_viaggio Dec 12, 2007 at 3:26 AM Report Abuse

Haha! Crap from a civet cat that tastes great? That's my kind of ***. :D Looks like I have to give it a go when I visit Hanoi. :D