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The Streets of Ha Noi

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The streets in general have been fascinating me a lot the past days. It seems like life is happening at the streets here.

People are gathering for food, drinks, smoking and chatting. And if you join they seem to be shy at the beginning, but after a while you can enjoy delicious food with them. You can also find vendors all across Ha Noi, trying to sell their goods to locals and tourists.

But the people in Ha Noi are not really pedestrians. People told me, that everyone here has a motorbike. And when you look around and try to count them all, you might be convinced that this is a true fact. The countless motorbikes are causing a very busy traffic. Nothing you could ever experience in Europe. There are many locals who earn some money by taking people with their motorbikes to their desired destination. They are waiting for their customers at the pavement and are always ready to go.

In order to visualize my fascination I have attached some photos of my recent impressions.

A horde of motorbikes being ready to go
A horde of motorbikes being ready to go

Three young boys hanging around
Three young boys hanging around

A man sitting on his motorbike waiting for customers
A man sitting on his motorbike waiting for customers

A vendor selling green fruits
A vendor selling green fruits

Calm traffic
Calm traffic

A man watching the street
A man watching the street

A women preparing lunch
A women preparing lunch

A street vendor resting after lunch time
A street vendor resting after lunch time

A calm street.
A calm street.

A man watching two dogs playing around at Ho Thien Quan
A man watching two dogs playing around at Ho Thien Quan

A crowd of people drinking tea and watching birds in the morning
A crowd of people drinking tea and watching birds in the morning

A women buying balloons for a young child
A women buying balloons for a young child

A man sitting on a couch at the street.
A man sitting on a couch at the street.

People drinking tea at the street in the morning.
People drinking tea at the street in the morning.

Just regular traffic
Just regular traffic

A street photographed from a café
A street photographed from a café

A women transporting goods
A women transporting goods

A café in the afternoon
A café in the afternoon

Two women at a café chatting with me
Two women at a café chatting with me

Just some more regular traffic
Just some more regular traffic

A ride on a motor bike
A ride on a motor bike

Me sitting on a motor bike and not sure if I should enjoy it or just be scared
Me sitting on a motor bike and not sure if I should enjoy it or just be scared

Chicken scratching the ground
Chicken scratching the ground

A young girl carrying balloons at night
A young girl carrying balloons at night