Check Out My Sweet Grill (Addendum 2)

In addition to the doors, Hanoi and the surrounding areas were chock-full of amazing iron gates and grillwork--on windows, doors, fences.  They seemed to be everywhere and in more colors and styles than you'd think one city could (or would want to) produce.  These are just some highlights.

First up, windows--the eyes of the house...too melodramatic?  Well, tough.

Ah, Bat Trang. How quaint you are.

Incense village revisit.

Gates!  The...okay, I've got no good (or even bad) analogy for this one.  Just enjoy the pretty pictures.

These blue and white tarpy mat things were all over the place.

They look like evil eyes!

I think I took this the day I got stuck around Hoan Kiem Lake. Even in my fury, I had to appreciate some cool visuals.

Bat Trang and its hand-printed clay/coal fuel.

 

Mas incense.

Grill caked in incense dust. Yums.

I <3 you.

And as a special treat, here's some Cambodian grillwork.  I know I'm awesome.  You don't have to say it. ;)

Outside Buddhist temple.

At the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh.

Cas and I went to Charleston yesterday to pick up her sister Kris from the airport.  While driving around the historic district, we saw so many beautiful gates and wrought iron decorations on the mansions.  It really took me back.  I'm wondering how long things are going to remind me of my Vietnamese and Cambodian travels... hopefully there's no expiration date on those memories.