Tag Archives: Hanoi

Photo Challenge: Face in the Crowd

February 26, 2018Italy, Japan, Photo Challenge, Sicily, Uncategorized, Vietnam, Weekly Photo ChallengeHalong Bay, Hanoi, Sicilian village, Tokyo trafficmaristravels

Like many people, I hesitate to photograph people without their knowledge. Sometimes, if the mood is right, I ask permission, but then the people invariably strike poses or give an embarrassed smile for the camera. So, the few I have are usually street scenes or action scenes. Some I feel I couldn’t display publicly as they could be misinterpreted, have vulnerable children in them, or are otherwise not suitable. Below are some I hope fit the challenge and I have captioned them.

Street scene, Tokyo — Tokyo’s Busiest Intersection at a Quiet Time

Street Barber in Hanoi, Vietnam — A Street Barber in Hanoi

A Sicilian Afternoon – a Male only custom!

Asleep-on-the-boat,-Vietnam — Siesta on the Boat: a Trader takes a rest in Halong Bay, Vietnam

Photography Challenge: Pedestrian

October 9, 2017Uncategorized, Vietnam, Weekly Photo ChallengeHanoi, Hanoi Street scenes, Lake of the Restored Swordmaristravels

A misty morning on the pedestrianised bridge over the Lake of the Restored Sword in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Pedestrian Bridge over Lake of the Restored Sword, Hanoi

They assured me I could walk in safety here but I chickened out when I saw the railway line running down the middle of the street. Unfortunately, it also started me humming The Railroad Runs Through the Middle of the House, which my grandfather used to sing, and it stayed with me for days.

Railway in Hanoi Street

Weekly Photo Challenge: Seasons

February 21, 2016Uncategorized, Vietnam, Weekly Photo ChallengeHanoi, Rice famers, Rice planting, S.E. Asiamaristravels

There are two rice growing seasons in most of S.E. Asia but the romantic pictures we have of coolie-hatted rice farmers in the fields hides the back-breaking labour involved in this work. Men and women share the work equally – well, mostly – and usually, work from dawn to dusk. In areas where the ground is fertile and the water abundant, fish are also farmed in the waters, adding some additional protein to the rice diet, or being sold at market to buy other essentials.