Hanoi
Old Quarter, Hanoi
Hoàn Kiếm Lake, Hanoi
The streets of Vietnam are flooded with scooters of all kinds and at all hours
Hanoi
Tight squeeze, Hanoi alleys where pedestrians and scooters co-exist
Hanoi
Scooters everywhere
Hanoi
Bicycles among all the scooters
Preparing oxtails, Hanoi
Street food – every sidewalk full of cooks and food vendors
Street food, Hanoi
Hanoi
The sidewalks of Vietnam are packed with small restaurants and food stalls. They had tables and chairs that are oddly child-sized. As we walked around it seemed that people were always eating. So many great chefs on the street.
Hue
Roasted pigs, Hanoi
Chickens, Hanoi
Hanoi
Hanoi Train Street dates back to 1902. Several trains come through here everyday with tourists waiting for the perfect shot and local cafes providing seats in relative safety and coffee and banh mi.
Matt getting into photography – waiting for the train. Hanoi Train Street
Hanoi Train Street
French colonial building, Hanoi
Hue
Palace at Hoàng Thành – Imperial City, Hue beautifully reconstructed after the ravages of the war.
It’s customary in Asia to dress in traditional costumes and have professional portraits done when visiting important historic sites – Imperial City, Hue
Imperial City, Hue
Imperial City, Hue
Imperial City, Hue
Fisherman at dusk in a canal leading to the Perfume River, Hue
Dragon Bridge, DaNang
Da Nang
Tet – Vietnamese New Year – ushered in the Year of the Snake, Da Nang
The Reunification Express train reunites Hanoi with Saigon – we took legs from Hue to Da Nang, Nha Trang and finally to Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City
Beautiful countryside with emerald green rice paddies, oxen, small towns, ocean and mountains.
interesting cat roaming the streets – look at those ears!
Hanoi
Tượng Chủ tịch Hồ Chí Minh- statue of Chairman Ho Chi Minh with People’s Committee Building in background, Saigon
War Remnants Museum, Saigon – displays of military hardware that the US left behind when we left in hurry back in 1975
Food Market, Saigon
Tet – Vietnamese New Year – ushered in the Year of the Snake, Saigon
Matt and Heidi on the road... 
Love your pix of Tet,, the dragon bridge, and the red bridge. Did you eat from the tiny eating spots outside, which appear very colorful. I like the photo of the dramatic woman all in red in traditional dress. The Train in the middle of the alley looks unsettling but dramatic. I like the restored palace, surely a labor of love. How did we ever get involved in such a peaceful and tranquil land without any reason to go to war …? Thanks you for sharing the photos with me!
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I LOVE YOUR PICTURES – I FEEL AS IF I AM WALKING THE STREETS OF VIETNAM WITH YOU!!
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Leaving for Vietnam in the morning! Maybe we’ll bump into you guys… ha!
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Wow! I’m speechless. Your horizons have truly expanded! Was it beyond your dreams? Not sure I could have eaten on the street though. Welcome home!
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Gorgeous shots – really give a watcher a feel of the place. Were you brave enuf to eat all the street food?
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