Cock Fighters, Adorned Ox, and Water Puppets

The roosters tied to trees are cock fighters. I guess that means they fight each other. To the death. It made me sad.

 An ox wearing flowers in her hair. So beautiful. That nose ring can't feel good though. I saw this ox in Tam Coc ("Ha Long bay on land"), Vietnam

Water puppets in Hanoi. I went to the water puppet theater on my last day in Hanoi. The show is mostly performed for tourists, however it was interesting to see an old Vietnamese folk tradition brought back to life with sparkly metallic puppets dancing on water... dragons, fish, and rice paddy workers....