Saturday, August 18, 2007
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Asia Cup
The highlight of my trip to Vietnam was definitely when a few of us went to see a quarter final game in the Asia Cup. The Asia Cup is like the world cup for soccer (football), but only for Asian counties. We had the good fortune to get to see Australia versus Japan.
The match was held in My Dihn stadium in Hanoi. It was a late afternoon match-up and we we got to sit in the sunshine and drink cold beers. It was awesome. As in all football matches there were tons of fans out in force completely decked out in their team's gear and making a ton of noise.
The first half went scoreless. The Aussies struck first mid way through the second half and Japan answered right back three minutes later. Soon after that the referee made a terrible call and sent an Aussie player off with an undeserved red card. Theboys from down under managed to hang on for 45 more minutes (two over time periods) a man down without giving up another goal. However, in the end, the Aussies lost on the penalty shootout.
The real bummer about the Aussies losing is that the party back at the hotel that our two groups were staying at would have been a lot better.
Oh and it was also good to go to a football game and not have my camera stolen...
The match was held in My Dihn stadium in Hanoi. It was a late afternoon match-up and we we got to sit in the sunshine and drink cold beers. It was awesome. As in all football matches there were tons of fans out in force completely decked out in their team's gear and making a ton of noise.
The first half went scoreless. The Aussies struck first mid way through the second half and Japan answered right back three minutes later. Soon after that the referee made a terrible call and sent an Aussie player off with an undeserved red card. Theboys from down under managed to hang on for 45 more minutes (two over time periods) a man down without giving up another goal. However, in the end, the Aussies lost on the penalty shootout.
The real bummer about the Aussies losing is that the party back at the hotel that our two groups were staying at would have been a lot better.
Oh and it was also good to go to a football game and not have my camera stolen...
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Bac Giang Province
The second stop on my tour of the northern portion of Vietnam was out in Bac Giang Province. This is a province out to the east of Hanoi in the Red River flood plain. After a long hike we were rewarded with beautiful views. The photos provide you with a good idea of what the area is like.
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