Hà Nội, Việt Nam

Abelard · #1 Posted **Mar 14, 2009, 2:23 AM**

the highway

Trấn Quốc Pagoda

on the left is the remaining wall from the french-built 'hanoi hilton,' and on the right is the office tower that was built on top of it

the hanoi-saigon main line

school's out...

police office and lottery vendor

the guy who hangs up rousing patriotic banners

Khâm Thiên street memorial. The street was obliterated by b-52s during the 1972 christmas bombings

the pet store

making funeral wreaths

Hồ Trúc Bạch... the lake where john mccain's plane landed

a street barber

burning fake money for buddha

condensation on my lens

tribal statue at the museum of ethnography...

thanks for checking out my photos!

-AX- · #2 Posted **Mar 14, 2009, 2:41 AM**

That was some thread! Whetted my appetite to visit this city. The atmosphere looks heavy and strange at times!

bpg88 · #3 Posted **Mar 14, 2009, 3:06 AM**

Incredible thread. Wow.

dugdogmaster · #4 Posted **Mar 14, 2009, 5:21 AM**

Splendid

I believe I mentioned this in a past Vietnam thread, but I have a friend that did some time in a Vietnamese jail

Kilgore Trout · #5 Posted **Mar 14, 2009, 12:11 PM**

great thread. i really enjoyed visiting saigon and hanoi is next on my list.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abelard

burning fake money for buddha

not for buddha. it's for ancestors:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joss_paper

HomeInMyShoes · #6 Posted **Mar 14, 2009, 1:05 PM**

Cool. We need more Vietnam on skyscraperpage.

Chelsea Spy · #7 Posted **Mar 14, 2009, 1:52 PM**

omg!! what an amazing thread. You really capture the spirit of the city - fantastic... and what a lot of mo-peds...

thanks!!!

TinChelseaNYC · #8 Posted **Mar 14, 2009, 2:58 PM**

This is why I keep coming back to this site. Excellent stuff!

sandiego_urban · #9 Posted **Mar 14, 2009, 5:27 PM**

Incredible street level shots! Reminds me of my Cambodia trip last year. Thanks for sharing

muppet · #10 Posted **Mar 14, 2009, 7:02 PM**

amazing tour, I could smell those limes and hear the buzzing scooters. Love these two:

R@ptor · #11 Posted **Mar 14, 2009, 7:24 PM**

Great thread.

Thundertubs · #12 Posted **Mar 14, 2009, 9:48 PM**

Fascinating. Such great streetlife.

MobyLL · #13 Posted **Mar 15, 2009, 5:40 AM**

Love it! This is a fascinating scene... one of many

holladay · #14 Posted **Mar 15, 2009, 8:22 AM**

Some amazing shots in there. Great stuff!

pip · #15 Posted **Apr 19, 2009, 3:02 AM**

These are really good pictures, hope to see more.

ColDayMan · #16 Posted **Apr 19, 2009, 3:45 AM**

Just wow.

Robert Pence · #17 Posted **Apr 19, 2009, 4:07 AM**

Wonderfully intimate photos in a visually rich place. Powerful stuff!

JManc · #18 Posted **Apr 19, 2009, 4:24 AM**

amazing photos. poor but still vibrant city.

Tom In Chicago · #19 Posted **Apr 19, 2009, 5:05 PM**

cool pix. . .

jomaled · #20 Posted **Apr 19, 2009, 6:28 PM**

WOW!! amazing pictures, captures the grit, realism and daily life of a city. I'd look at these pictures anytime over those fancy high rises and construction pics of, say...Dubai or Las Vegas. Just my opinion, but these pictures capture the heart and soul of a city.