More from Viet Nam...

...my wife and me we spent our honeymoon in the Vietnamese mountainside among the Mong people.. they live on the border with Cina and they are discriminated. We brought from Europe pencil and exercise books in exchange they made feel us at home.

During that days the mongs accepted to guide us into the mountains





The Black Mongs

The Red Mongs

The Mongs are very able to grow the rice in the mountains
it's called Terrace rice fields

The city of Sapa

POSTCARDS FROM SAIGON...

... the city it's big, a little bit noisy but definitely alive and you can still feel French flovours, in some streets,  mixed with the tipically asian energy.

At night you will be surprised admiring the central post office or Notre Dame de Saigon in pure colonial style.

Scooters run fast everywhere, good food in the open markets and curious people around you.


I WILL POST NEW PICTURES SOON...

Bulgary ....a gem set in the Rila mountains...

... we are talking of Rila Monastery

It's  around 120 KM far from Sofia. It was built in the X century. Rila monastery withstơod countless muslim  sieges  and despite it was seriously damaged several times, the brave monks rebult it each time. Rila monastery it's half fortess and half monastery

 

SOFIA A TASTE OF MITTELEUROPA A TASTE OF EAST

This is the image i have from Sofia Bulgary (i've been there two times this year), definitely less rich than Wien, Trieste , Praha and Budapest but , on my own opinion Sofia  is more amazing than the other world's famous mitteleuropean towns.

In fact despite Sofia is the third oldest city in Europe (after Athens and Roma) is not much well known.
Sofia lays in the heart of Europe but in the meantime is in the Balkan (a very  interesting area)  and on the way to east. If you want  see something different in Europe don't miss Sofia.

A trip in Bulgary is a trip in the past...as well the nature is still amazing.

 PS don't miss women's market there you can buy the delicious Bulgarian honey

MORE PICS FROM THE FROZEN MARSH

During those cold days birds are easier to be approached


Porciglione /Water Rail

This space is ...

... about trips, nature and experiences ...  finally the winter is arrived in Italy too, those days the temperature decreased to  -14, so this morning i could take some pictures of the nature along Adda River, please send me your feedback


The Adda River

Migliarino di palude / Reed Bunting

Porciglione / Water Rail

Lui' Bianco / Bonelli'sWarbler

 Pettirosso / Robin