History Museum and Water Puppets

Tuesday, we visited the History Museum, located adjacent to the Botanical Gardens. It had quite an interesting collection of artifacts. The most interesting was a mummy of an aristocratic women from the late 1800's. We also took in the water puppet show. Puppeteers stand behind a curtain in hipwaders in the water and manipulate puppets on long poles. Maya really enjoyed the show - lots of action to keep her attention. The museum also was connected to a number of nice shops with reasonable prices. We particularly enjoyed a musical instrument shop where they displayed traditional Vietnamese instruments and played DVDs. Here's a link to some traditional Vietnamese music.

Traditional Musical Instruments

Mummy of Vietnamese Woman - circa 1869, found in Ho Chi Minh City

A Sample of the Water Puppet Show

Puppeteers Take A Bow