Impressions of Viet Nam
Here you will find some pictures to get an idea of the variety of landscapes in Viet Nam, the beauty, the chaos of daily life. Some images I have borrowed from another photographer, this is the first page of images of Viet Nam. Links to more pages can be found at the bottom of this page.
The first six photographs are borrowed from Hans Kemp, a famous Dutch photographer who has made fantastic images of Viet Nam
(see also his website: www.hanskemp.com)
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| Girl balancing on a bridge in the North of Viet Nam (by Hans Kemp) | Planting rice in the paddies, rice farming is a mayor activity in Viet Nam as one of the biggest exporters of rice in the world (by Hans Kemp). |
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| Traditional jonk in Halong Bay, a cultural heritage site recognised by UNESCO, a fantastic place to enjoy the spectacular scenery from a boat (by Hans Kemp) | The site of the historic Cham towers (by Hans Kemp) |
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| Harbor of a fishing village. Seafood is very popular in Vietnam and is also an ingredient of the famous Vietnamese spring rolls (vietnamese loempia's) (by Hans Kemp) . | Ladies at the market of Hoi An (by Hans Kemp) |
The following photos we took on various occasions
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| Street of historic port city Hoi An, a city with influences from around the globe, nowadays famous for the thousands of tailors who make suits, cocktail-dresses and other outfits overnight (Christmas 2001) | Hoi An, again motorbikes and no cars (Christmas 2001) |
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| Harbor of Hoi An (Christmas 2001) | Vietnamese women at the market in Hoi An, vegetables and herbs in all varieties (Christmas 2001) |
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| Stone carving shop in Hoi An (Christmas 2001) | Buddha at a marble factory (Danang) |
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| The sale of blossoming peach trees, a traditional gift for Vietnamese New Year (Tet), transport of course with motorbike and bicycle | Ruins of My Son, Viet Nams most important Cham site ( World Heritage Site, UNESCO) a religious centre from the 4th to 13th century, most of the site was destroyed during American bombardments |
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| Silk lanterns, made in large quantities in Hoi An, make a popular gift because you can fold them. | Traditional Cham worrier in My Son, Homo Schmiemannus Erectus (L) |
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| Jasper with his biggest girlfriend Kim, amazing to see how much they both like to be together. | Mother Maaike with Jasper and Kim with father Long on the beach near Hoi An |
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| How many in one cyclo? The Cyclo driver wears a traditional Vietcong hat. (photo by Hans Kemp see also his website: www.hanskemp.com) | Tet 2002, Girl trying to sell her trees. |
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| This is the way life pigs are transported to and from the market, not only the small ones, we have seen motorbikes with up to 4 screaming fat pigs of more than 100 kg each riding the streets! | In the chapter animal cruelty: Cock-fights are extremely popular and large crowds are always watching the fights. |
