While on vacation, I ran across this shop in the Hoan Kiem section of Hanoi, Vietnam. The girl behind the counter was bored and playing video games, but she did let me take some photographs. The ships are (seemingly) made of all natural materials and range in size from the small to the very large. In fact, you can see me standing next to the biggest one in the store (very sweaty from the midday August heat and humidity of southeast Asia). The Store is called My Nghe Lu’u Niem Thai Duong (or Thai Duong Fine Art in English). There are some details which are not so accurate, such as the backwards flags and things, and I am sure there are more detailed and exacting shipbuilders out there, but these are pretty detailed and fun nonetheless. I didn’t enquire about prices. Thai Duong does maintain a website at http://www.thaiduongfurniture.com. The address is 22 Ly Quoc Su Street, Hang Trong Ward, Hoan Kiem District, Ha Noi, Vietnam.
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