Tết, the Lunar New Year festival, is a time when life in the city calms down and everyone seems to be in a good mood. Hanoi is noisy and over-crowded, but when everyone heads back to their hometowns for the holiday it's so peaceful! (Imagine what it would be like if everyone in NYC or Atlanta whose roots were in another city left town for a week.)
I've come to really enjoy the peace and quiet of Tết but this year I missed it because I spent the 2-week school holiday with my kids and grandkids in Hawaii where our youngest daughter lives. No regrets, though. There will be another Tết, if I live that long, but I don't always have the chance to be around when my grandkids are born.
You look like you got some sun!!
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