Vietnam - Museum of Vietnamese History, Hanoi

Museum of Vietnamese History, Hanoi. I visited this museum and learnt how the Vietnamese forces repel the Chinese, Mongolians, French and American invading forces. Thanks to Shawn for mailing this postcard from Halong Bay, Vietnam.

ASIA - Vietnam - Year of Goat

Year of Goat postcard of Vietnam with Year of Goat stamp used. Thanks to Vuong of Hanoi, Vietnam. A nice addition to my collection of postcards using Year of Goat - Sheep stamps.

Vietname - Rice Fields

Rice fields in Vietnam.

Vietnam - Ninh Binh

I visited Ninh Binh, south of Hanoi and took a tourist boat ride through the rice fields and underneath the caves. Thanks to Victor of Singapore, who went on this same tour, for sending me this wonderful postcard which brought back fond memories. Nice stamp of Vietnamese pho noodles used. Postmarked Hanoi August 4, 2010 and arrived in Penang on August 12, 2010.

Vietnam - Ban Gioc Waterfalls

Awesome Ban Gioc waterfall in Cao Bang near the China border. Golden harvest of rice in the foreground. A great addition to my postcard collection of waterfalls worldwide. Thanks to Jo for mailing from Saigon, cancelled on Dec 2, 2013 and arrived in Penang island on 11-12-13 - Dec 11, 2013.

Vietnam - Sapa

I visited Sapa, north of Hanoi. Sapa has beautiful scene of terraced rice fields. Thanks to Jo for mailing from Vietnam.

Vietnam - Terraced rice fields

Vietnam rice fields with Vietnam Joint ASEAN stamp used.

Vietnam - Greetings from (Postallove)

Greetings from Vietnam with year of monkey stamp. Thanks to Trang of Vietnam.

Vietnam - Year of Monkey

Vietnam - Year of Monkey. Thanks to Vuong Phan of Vietnam.

Vietnam - Durian

A taste of Vietnam - a nice postcard of the infamous durian. Thanks to Jo for mailing from Vietnam using beautiful Vietnamese stamps.

Vietnam - Hanoi Old Street

A cool Hanoi Old Street postcard using nice fish stamp. Postcard was sent on July 12, 2009 and arrived in Penang on July 23, 2009. Thanks so much to D Phuong of Hanoi.

Vietnam - Mausoleum of Uncle Ho

I also visited the Mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969) to see the embalmed body of "Bac Ho" or "Uncle Ho" located in Hanoi. Uncle Ho led the Vietnamese independence movement defeating the the French Union in 1954 at Dien Bien Phu. The city of Saigon has been named after him. Nice flower stamp. Thanks agan to Jo who is in Hanoi.

Vietnam - Water Puppet Show

I have watched the Vietnamese water puppet show in HCMC (Saigon) and again in Hanoi. This traditional art originated in the 11th century in the Red River delta in Northern Vietnam where the puppeteers are waist deep in water with wooden puppets handled by long rods. Beautiful colorful stamps. Thanks so much to Jo who sent from Hanoi. "Cam on" Jo (Thank you in Vietnamese).

Vietnam - Hoi An - UNESCO

Beautiful postcard of Hoi An - a UNESCO World Heritage site. Nice orchid stamp. Thanks to Aletta who is currently in Vietnam.

Vietnam - Danang

Going to the market. Nice postcard from Danang, Central Vietnam. Thanks to Michael of South Africa. "Cam On" (thanks in Vietnamese).

Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City - Saigon

Postcard shows Binh Tay market in HCMC. Thanks to Klaus who was travelling through Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.

Vietnam - Hue - UNESCO

Thien Mu Pagoda of Hue - the former Imperial capital of Vietnam which is a UNESCO WHS site. "Xin Chao" greetings from DAO of UK who was visiting. Nice stamps including a UNESCO stamp and a durian fruit stamp. DAO, thanks so much in Vietnamese "Cam On".

ASIA - Vietnam - Year of Rat 2008

Hanoi has many nice lakes in the downtown area. Hoan Kiem Lake is the most famous. I walked around this lake many times when I was in Hanoi.

Beautiful stamps used. Thanks to Valbdyk for sending this great card. It took nearly two months to arrive but worth the wait.

Vietnam - Hanoi

Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam. I visited this wonderful riverside city with strong Chinese, French and Vietnamese influenced architecture. Has many lakes that become a popular backpacker destination.

This is the "Quoc Tu Giam" temple in Hanoi. Vietnam uses Latin alphabet switching from Chinese characters while neighboring Laos and Cambodia uses a script similar to Thai which originated from Indian script. Thanks to WP for this second postcard from Vietnam.

Vietnam - Halong Bay - UNESCO

This is my first postcard from Vietnam. I had visited Vietnam before I started postcard collecting. A big thank you Cam On to WP from Malaysia who was working in Hanoi for sending me this great postcard.