Hot pots down the table. Under the hot pot is a sterno-like fire. Each pot contains shrimp, beef, a leafy green vegetable, fish, and other good food, which is pushed from the sides of the pot into the boiling broth in the center in a certain order.… Read the rest
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A toast for Pat Oyler toward the end of ...
Here is a toast for Pat Oyler at the end of the meal.
Happy Independence Day, Pat.… Read the rest
Thien Mu Pagoda
This past weekend Patrick, my wife Sydney, and I biked to Thien Mu Pagoda or Linh Mu (Pagoda of the Celestial Lady) on the Perfume River near the Citadel in Hue. The pagoda was founded in 1601 by Lord Nguyen Hoang, and it has since been renovated and restored many times.… Read the rest
Looking back from Thien Mu
Gates of Thien Mu Pagoda looking out from the Buddhist monks’ point of view on to the Perfume River and the mountains behind… Read the rest
Garden of Thien Mu
The garden behind the stupa at Thien Mu, with pine trees on either side; a calm and meditative place.… Read the rest
Austin from 1963
The powder-blue Austin in which the Venerable Thich Quang Duc drove to Saigon in June 11, 1963, to protest the repressive measures of President Diem against Buddhism.… Read the rest