17.2.13

VIETNAM - Saigon, random photos


Alley in the morning
Butcher "shop" in the alley
Waiting for lunch in the alley
Streetside mechanic fixing a broken scooter chain
Lady selling soup outside of Notre Dame Cathedral
Fresh fruit and juice vendor
Patriotic alley with flags hung above every door
Removing empties from a bar/restaurant
Check out the wiring for this corner (and the warning sign about tampering below)
From the night before: food, playing cards, and ash from burning ghost money
Sidewalk chicken coop with chooks
The business side of a street cart
Electrical panel at Ben Thanh Market, unlocked and with doors hanging open
Tourists having lunch at Ben Thanh Market
Beautiful pickled fruit and veg vendor display
Weasel coffee - I thought it was a bad translation until...
How "weasel" coffee is made
Gorgeous modern sculpture and signs at the Art Museum
Compelling statue at the Art Museum
Our Vespa drivers catching a quick breakfast while we tour the flower market
Garbage collection at the flower market ... and this is a small pile
Roses ready to be delivered
Young man with fighting rooster in the flower market
Inside the Taoist temple
Coiled incense hung from the ceiling
Our classic Vespa tour group
Gorgeous classic restored Vespas

1 comment:

Steve said...

Good stuff Rowena. Very interesting. Funny about the 'chimney' thing in your hostel. They had the same thing in Puerto Vallarta at my dad's hotel and yeah, what is it about people being so loud all night? LOL. Glad you're having an adventure. I'm still unemployed. I don't care. I bought a folding electric bike. Sorta like a Vespa, but slower. :)