The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Vietnam

So today I decided to have a 'stay at home day', so all I did was stay at home. I left my apartment once to get food for dinner. While I was at home I decided to read  a little from the book I'm reading at the moment, 'The Perks of Being A Wallflower'. It is truly a great book. I haven't seen the movie yet because I vowed to myself that I would finish the book first as everyone has told me the movie is a great adaptation from the book as they didn't change much, so as you can probably imagine I am extremely excited to see the film. If you haven't read the work I highly suggest you do. It is amazing.

Other than reading today, I managed to sort out all my photos from my trip to Vietnam in 2010. Yes, I know that was 2 years ago. But for some reason when I come home from a holiday I never seem to look at the photos straight away. It takes me a good couple of months to look at them and a good two years to sort them. While I was sorting them I found some great shots and thought I would share them with you all. So here are my favourite shots from my trip to Vietnam, hope you enjoy...

This image was taken on a private cruise down the Mekong Delta. It was  plant that was beginning to wrap around the porch rail on the top deck.

This image is of the rice fields on a walking tour through the villages.

This image is of the magnificent orange sunset while on the cruise. It was absolutely breath taking.
Note: This image has been slightly edited but only to make the surroundings darker shades to allow the orange sunset to be the focal point of the image. 

 This image is of some lanterns in the hotel lobby. Lanterns are very popular in Vietnam and I just found them to be very cultural, and the colours (orange, yellow and red) work so well together.

This image is of a beautiful bridge in Hoi Ann. I think the person standing under the bridge makes the photo that much more appealing and special.

This image is quite sad. This lady had been sitting out the front of a shop all day trying to sell these little clay statues. I took a photo front on but the emotion in her face was heart breaking. I did buy 2 clay statues from this lady and also left her the equivalent of AUD$30 just to brighten her day. Once I left she had the biggest smile on her face and it made me think back on my life and just think about how grateful I am and how privileged I am.

This was the street the lady above was sitting on. It was an absolutely beautiful street, with the trees making a kind of arch way and the flowers beginning to bloom. It was just so pretty.

This image is of a lady carrying bowls of rice to sell at the markets. This is how many of the families in Hoi Ann make a living, due to the fact it is such a small city. 

And finally a beautiful sunset, also taken while on the cruise. Just magnificent.

All in all I would have to say that my trip to Vietnam was so much a holiday, it was more of an experience. It opened me up to such a different culture and way of living. It really made me think about how great full I should be of having such a wonderful upbringing and all the opportunities I have had to travel. I love to travel and see how different parts of the world live. Vietnam honestly was a life changing experience.

Hope you enjoyed today's post and all of the images I have shared with you. If you would like to use the photographs to put on other blog's or Tumblr's, feel free to just as long as you give my blog some credit.

Thank you and hope you have a magnificent day/night.