Daniel at his favorite Temple at Phu Tay Ho

The one for the single girls!

He tries to help them any way he can.  :)

Close up of temple

for single girls to find a man

One of many statues at Phu Tay Ho

See the carefully arranged cans of beverages and food?

This is actually a small collection, compared to some in the Temple complex!

Money to offer to the spirits who inhabit the temples

it's fake, whereas the food is real!

Devoted woman

at her favorite temple

Sarkozy water at the Temple

Pne of apparently many political jokes around Hanoi

A beautiful art work of fish and their surrounds

and a bunch of fire extinguishers!

Bonsai at the beginning of the Temple

one side

Bonsai at the beginning of the Temple

other side

A "fromagerie" tree

Daniel told us about this tree, which is an extension from a far away tree.  The tree grows by putting out branches that then reach to the ground and go in search of water.

Found!

Little boy near the Temple

Mugging for the camera!

Happy New Year

At the Temple - the orange tree with each fruit representing a relative.

And the flowers.  Beautiful and all over Hanoi for Tet (Lunar New Year).

A bigger temple

at Phu Tay Ho - with a lot more refreshments.

What is done with them after the celebration?  They are given to the needy in the village right by the Temple.

A temple guard

at Phu Tay Ho

Very serious in his duties.