Photos are © Copyright 2000-2001 Jack Walraven, All Rights Reserved.
| In 1991 I revisited Vietnam after a 24-year absence. Despite the trauma of war and ongoing poverty, I was struck by the optimism and resilience of the Vietnamese people as well as their entrepreneurial spirit. Here are some of the images I captured. Click on image to view large version. |
) The proprietor of a sidewalk "restaurant" on Lam Son Square |
) A cyclo driver asleep on the former Tudo Street |
) College girls in traditional ao dai by the former Hotel de Ville |
) Former ARVN soldiers by the Rex Hotel |
) Another Tudo Street cyclo driver (by the Majestic Hotel) |
) Veteran bargirls hoping for better days (in a bar off Tudo Street) |
) Senior bartender (rooftop lounge of the Rex Hotel) |
) Cigarette vendor along a "highway" leading out of Saigon |
) A monk buying flowers at the Ben Thanh market |
) The modern "cowgirls" of Saigon by the former presidential palace |
) Fruit vendor at the Ben Thanh market |
) Enjoying a coke and a smoke outside the Rex Hotel |
) Lunch time on Lam Son Square |
) Cyclo drivers playing "checkers" on Tudo street |
) Enjoying a bowl of hearty noodles on Lam Son Square |
) Former ARVN officers recently released from "re-education" camp |
) Silent reflection looking out over Lam Son Square |
) Some Dunhill cigarettes convinced these farmers I was not Russian |
) And Grandpa finally got to take a long-needed break (Cu Chi area) |
) But this young farmer remained suspicious of me (Cu Chi area) |
) Especially when I asked to marry his pretty sister (Cu Chi area) |
) How come I don't get a cigarette break? (Cu Chi area) |
) The Future of Vietnam |
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Jack Walraven, All Rights Reserved.
Last Update: May 27, 2001