Happy Lunar New Year

It has been a bit crazy here the last couple of days. In the evenings, the police would cordion off several of the streets around our hotel and thousands of people would gather to enjoy the cool, breezy night and new year decorations. As with our Western New Year Eve celebration, Sydney and I were in bed by ten. However, I did make it through dinner this time around.

People were dressed in the traditional "ao dai" and my parents were unsuccessful in persuading me to don the traditional dress. Sydney, however, didn't fare as well, as you can see below. I personally don't like to dress Sydney up in costumes for photo ops, other than for Halloween; however, I have to admit that she looks adorable in the ao dai.