The perfect wedding photo

A couple of weeks ago I biked to the Museum of Etnology with two of my housemates.
Although the museum itself was quite interesting I discovered another interesting subject to blog about; The perfect wedding photo. There were brides and grooms everywhere - each with their own photo-team lined up to do makeup, light and so on - posing at all the minority house trying to catch the most beautiful photo to remember their special day by. It looked like posing as happy newlyweeds was very hard work! In fact they neither of the couples looked too happy about the whole situation besides when the flash was pouding against them. But I guess in the years to come it will be good to look back at that day 2 weeks before the acutal wedding where you were running around the garden at the Museum of Etnology trying to look as happy as ever while 3 other couples were waiting in line to catch the spot next!

So much for democracy

So I open my computer this morning and there's been a military coup in Thailand! Geees what has the world come to? I'm supposed to go to Bangkok when my family comes to Asia in 3 weeks, kinda worried about riots, but maybe most people really wanted Thaksin to step down and welcomes this coup?
If the King approved of it, you could hope people will stay calm and it won't come to the same conditions as 15 years ago. Time will tell.
I guess democracy movements might demonstrate, but I was thinking what kind of democracy they're avocating - is the Thaksin model better than temporary military rule I wonder?

Modern Ballet

Last week we went to Hanoi Opera to see modern ballet arranged by L'espace (the French culture centre in Hanoi). The performers were still students - and as far as I understood they were some of the first professional dancers educated in Hanoi. The show was divided into two sections - the first section consisted of 6-7 different acts - the second was one long story. I liked most of the show, but being an "old" gymnast I wasn't too impressed with their ability to hit the marks in some of the acts, after all they are soon prof dancers. It was clear they'd worked more on some acts than others. But over all it was a good experince and my first time in the Opera.

Feeling chilly?

Who would have thought 27 degrees C would feel like a chilly spring day in Denmark?! Last week the temperature hit 40 c and the humidity was still about 60% and I thought I was about to die when walking out at West Lake. A/C was my best friend!
This Saturday the weather changed. I was going shopping and took a xe om and believe you me - I was freezing. The rain drizzled on me as the moto took me through the crowded streets of Hanoi and all I could think about was how I wished I'd brought a cardigan (+ please don't let me die in a moto-crash in Hanoi)!
The other day our maid try to explain us how cooold it gets in December, 15 c mind you she (sort of) said rapping her arms around herself to emphasize the coooold Hanoi winter weather.
"Ha ha" I thought to myself. I'm from Denmark - we go down to minus 10 c and with a cold wind it easily feels like minus 15. But somehow my body most have adapted to the weather. At home as soon as the termometer hits 22 c I'm in the garden wearing sunglasses and a bikini, but suddenly 27 c is cold to me! Oh God, I'm dreading the Hanoi winter...

Hanoi from the back of a moto