The Faces of Vietnam

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I am finally able to upload some images to show you. I thought I might group them into themes for easier viewing LOL!! - haven't done a count of how many photos we have taken; but I can tell you, Rob has taken more than me! Some of these photos are amongst my favourites - we found the people of Vietnam very friendly; as we would walk by them in the streets - we would often get a smile, nod and hello and those who were servicing us always called us Sir & Madam. The street scenes of the local people selling their produce is part of the charm of Vietnam and something I hope doesn't disappear as tourism becomes more commericalised in this country.

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Photos

Rob & Buddy
This is one of the children who stole our hearts at the orphanage in Hoi An - this little boy knew just how to pose for the camers

Chris & Friend
....see he just loved the camera and the little girl here was my shadow during the visit

Fisherman Hoi An
well not really fishermen! - rather business men! - this is one of 2 men we found on the river front offering to pose for tourists in exchange for 1 USD

Fishing Boat
The true fisherman!

Banana Seller
"peddling" her produce past our hotel in Hanoi

Fruit Stall
taken at the market in Hoi An

Another Fruit Seller
...in Hanoi

Policemen
This group looked very busy!!! -

Military Man
We saw lots of different uniforms - our guide told us the yellow ones are traffic police, light green & blue are security police, dark green are military/army and white uniforms for the ceremonial military

School Girls
... in Hoi An

More School Girls
on excurison in Hanoi

Tupperware Lady
...Vietnam's version of the household plastic merchants

Farmer
riding past our resort, earlier when I looked out our window I saw another farmer leading his water buffalo past - I couldn't get the door unlocked to take a photo - bugger!! - missed that one

Embroidery Workshop
...the embroidery handicrafts here are beautiful and of course a few are packed in my suitcase

Shop Scene 1
...three teenagers in a window in one of the many tailor shops in Hoi An - cute!

Shop in Saigon
yes the scooters were driven into the boutique!

Musician
as we toured around we got to see some great performances of traditional music

Comments

[Veronica]

Great photos - all of them. I think my favourite is the fisherman/business man - he looks so authentic, but I love that he is being enterprising :)

[Carolyn]

Great to see the photos. I'm looking forward to the next CM workshop and seeing all the girls arriving on their bikes! ;) I'm sure that is a skill to get all of that product to sell on a bike.....those baskets looked so neat. Hope you are both keeping well.

[Judy]

Love the "Tupperware" lady and the "Enjo" lady . . . made me chuckle ;)