viet nam ethnology museum, sort of

as part of our program this summer, we have weekly field trips to various sites around ha noi and hcmc. last week was the temple of literature (which i drew (all 5 courtyards!!) because i'd forgotten my camera), and today, we went to the ethnology museum. the museum is, to borrow from the website, "created for everybody," with "panels presented at reasonable heights," "handrails that are very comfortable for elderly people," and "videos... to inform visitors with different levels of education and different needs." so, this really is a museum for the people. shorties, old folks, those who either cannot read or have no attention span - all are welcome! i have recently fallen into the latter category... but sadly, i didn't even really care to watch the videos. instead i spent my morning outside in the "plein air" exhibit space, taking pictures of flowers and trees.

i just hope my teachers weren't watching.