A little pause on the Mid-Autumn Festival, as I just got back home from a concert with Francis Cabrel, a french singer-songwriter and guitarist. The guy is pretty popular back home and has been around for quite a while - I still remember singing some of his songs in music class during my high school years! It also happens he has some ties to Vietnam as his adopted daughter was born here.

Yesterday was an important date for the Vietnamese people, as they all gathered in the street to celebrate ‘Tết Trung Thu’, a.k.a. the Mid-Autumn Festival. The city center was unbelievably crowded and many youngsters were wearing masks and accessories; what was the most striking though (besides the strong smell of dried squid in some streets) was the dragon dances I saw in various locations. This photo was taken very near my place as I was walking back home - and I am so thrilled I came across it!