When I was in Vietnam for my honeymoon I saw bamboo for the first time in real life. It was growing everywhere, from woods to peoples gardens and road side.
They are using it in constructions.
It so was exciting. There were so many flowers, trees, plants that I haven't seen them before (that was my first time in Asia). My whole month in there was an adventure discovering new plants everyday and being amazed by everything.
The two most unexpected trees that I discovered were the banana and the coffee tree.
Banana tree had the most unusual flower. It was totally unexpected and hard for me to imagine the bananas coming out from that dark red flower.
The coffee tree.... well.... if someone wouldn't have told me that was a coffee tree I would have never guessed it. The flowers had an amazing strong smell and the coffee beans tasted nothing like coffee. Apparently the beans get the yummy taste after being dried and roasted.
This piece was sent to Dewi and it actually made it into his show.
June 15, 2011 at 5:41 PM
Wow! What a great backstory! As if your soft and peaceful rendering wasn't nice enough, then you added pics so that we might get to know your exotic trees. What a fun read!
Rose
June 15, 2011 at 5:42 PM
Forgot to ad:
Congrats on being included in the show!
June 15, 2011 at 5:48 PM
Thanks Rose.
June 15, 2011 at 6:26 PM
Love the posts from your travels. I feel like I am following a travelog and loving it since I have not been to that part of the world. Keep it up Elena!
June 15, 2011 at 6:44 PM
Beautiful images.
June 15, 2011 at 6:49 PM
Thanks spodob. Yeah, I guess is like a travel log since all the mailart that I did there has a story behind it. There 2 more to come from the honeymoon series.
June 15, 2011 at 10:21 PM
You did have a very Long honeymoon. We missed you too! I love bamboo and this is a especially nice card.
June 16, 2011 at 1:12 AM
Aaaaah I wish we were still on holiday sometimes. WE actually had TIME to make mailart and things it was great!
June 16, 2011 at 5:00 PM
Oh. That's so sweet prettylilly. I'm so happy I've been missed. Thanks
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