We started with a trip to the Vietnam Ethnology Museum, which was fascinating.  There are 56 different ethnic groups of Vietnamese throughout the country, and the map below shows how the different groups are dispersed.  Villages and groups might have different languages, cultures, customs, clothing, arts, history, family associations, but there are also many similarities.  Outside the two-story museum, the grounds contain old houses and tombs that have been relocated to the museum area.  We stopped by the Military Museum again, but decided that a nap to fully recover from the jet lag would be more fun.  (And I’m not big on war weapons.)

Cheryl

This shows the ethnic groups in Vietnam. The legend is in the next photo.

Legend for map of ethnic groups.

Look carefully! Bike carrying bamboo fish traps of all styles.

Shows how the conical hats are made.

Typical description of each ethnic group.

Carved long boat. Very long boat.

Stilt house.

Burial house or tomb guarded by pretty scary images.

They’ve got high rise buildings too.

Military Museum tank

Anti-aircraft gun

Some type of bomber