Thursday, May 10, 2012

Animals


 We felt sorry for this porcupine, kept fresh, as it were, before pilgrims to the Perfume Pagoda ate it.

These chickens at the market in Hue were also on their way to people's kitchens.  As were the ducks in the blue basket.
 We took a boat trip in Hoi An, and on the way we saw a duck farm.  At least the animals had a happy life before they were eaten.
 These wild birds, hovering over a rice paddy, will, presumably, not be on anyone's menu.
 Many of the temples we saw had pools, and in many of the pools were happy turtles.  At the entrance to this temple in Saigon, people were selling turtles to be placed in the pool as offerings.  Our guide told us that the salesmen simply caught turtles from the pools at the end of the day and sold them again the next morning.
At the citadel in Hue, we saw a pair of elephants grazing in an enclosure.  No one was selling tickets for an elephant ride, but that's what they were there for, I guess.

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