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Wishing everyone a Great 2009 Year! 

~Happy New Year! 

Being a museum curator for 2 hours..*whoops

Get to visit the National Museum of Vietnamese History by coincident.

So lets get to the item shall we?

  The museum building completed in 1932,after a seven-year renovation with its Indochina Architecture,a mix of eastern and western traditions. Created by Architect Ernest Hebrard. It used to be called Louis Finot Museum but after French withdrew in 1954 the Vietnamese Government renamed it to History Museum.

Siva(late 12th Century A.D,Mam Temple, Binh Dinh province with grey mauve sandstone)

National Flag of Vietnam,was declared a national flag in 1945

   illustration of independence in 1945

Stone marker for land

various weopon from french(not Gundam leftover cannon) 

100 method of writting 

Ceremonial clothes for Official(Early 20th Century A.D made from Silk)

three panel screen(1890 A.D,made from wood and oyster)

the throne chair

various bells

measurement equipment,long one was a ruler.

Ching or a Gong(1719 A.D,Bao Cat Pagoda Hai Phong city made from Bronze)

Chu Nom books of geography and poetry(15-18th Century A.D)

Stem Cup for wine(15-16th Century A.D,Thanh Hoa province made from ceramic)

wooden Buddha

where's item no.19?"Alert the Guards!!!"

royal seals

Vinh Lang stele(Replica,15th Century A.D,Thanh Hoa province,made from stone ,H:330cm)

Bach Dang River Battle

Stakes in the riverbed to impale enemy ships

Bowl for exports purpose(13-14th Century A.D)

Buddha Amitabha Statue(Replica,1057 A.D Phat Tich Pagoda,Bac Ninh province,H:187,227cm with pedectal)

stone phoenix not duck!

Excavation in Han tomb(100-300 A.D,Bac Ninh province)

Han two story fortified farm model(200B.C - 300 A.D Bac Ninh province)

playing the Bronze drum

earring with animal head(400 B.C - 100 B.C,giong Ca Vo, Ho Chi Minh)

funeral Jar(300 - 100 B.C,Go Dua Quang Nam province,terracotta H:112cm,D:72cm)

Bronze axe(500B.C-100A.D,Northern Vietnam)

Human Evolution(notice the last one)

blade carved from stone

Bronze drum

 bronze drum no.2

National Museum of Vietnamese History

Hours  8.00am - 1630pm Daily

Guided tours : Available on request

Address : No.1 Trang Tien Street

A stroll on the cold streets

On Chirstmas Eve

  Christmas Eve Havoc

 Cool Cafe

  decoration on the park

     performance 

  people hanging around

      having fun in the middle of the road

    congestion 

lots of motocycle

flag because on that night Vietnam football team just won.

On Christmas Day

Gimme all your berries!!

few people,coz Christmas wasnt a public holiday

Nothing says Christmas like Heineken.

Heineken snowman

some decoration outside Vincom Tower

Vietnamese Bolt

Vietnamese Transporter 3

Elloow

Oh Yeah!

~Snap Snap

Did nothing on Christmas Day,went for a movie(The Day the Earth Stood Still) and lunch with a few colleague.Everyone is going back on this few days.Its down to 3,who will be the next Ultimate Survivor?.Stay tune on the next Survivor:Vietnam.

Having fun throughout this holiday season?