It is the week before Tet, the Lunar New Year. Hanoi is abuzz with people going here and there to prepare for the New Year. There is only one way to describe it, crazy. But when the day of Tet is here, there will be very little traffic. The reason, because so many people return to their hometowns to see family at this time and people who remain in the city, are at home with their families.
For the people of Vietnam, and for people like us who are here, Tet is a time to get together with family and friends. Households prepare lots of food as people drop by at different times to visit, eat food and wish each other happiness in the coming year. Here is a link that tells more about Tet and how the people of Vietnam celebrate it: http://www.familyculture.com/holidays/tet.htm
One more week before Tet, and workers are busily trying to finish homes they are building or remodeling, as the families that live in them are anxious to complete the projects before the New year. Picture at right shows a first floor of a house being remodeled, which is next to white house being built - picture below shows the almost finished product - one week before Tet.
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