here, there, everywhere

In honor of Tet, Hanoi's imperial citadel either opened it's doors (or possibly it keeps its doors open all year round and just didn't charge people to enter, or possibly changed absolutely none of its visitor policies and just put up a special Tet sign with Chuc Mung Nam Moi! written on it in big yellow letters; we couldn't tell and no one seemed to know for sure). At any rate, not being ones to miss an opportunity (of any kind, apparently), we investigated to find a clutter of abandonded buildings, some empty museum cases, an empty lot, and some scraggly trees. And lots of peeling yellow paint, which I had a nice time taking photos of, so not all was lost. Good to know.