Vietnam

Part 1

Qui Nhon

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I arrived at Vung Chua Mountain in December 1968.  It rained for the next three months.  Finally, the sky cleared and I went down the mountain the Qui Nhon.  I walked the streets and observed the life of the residents.  Whenever I saw something interesting, I took a picture.  In many pictures, such as the one below, Vung Chua Mountain could be seen in the background.  Some pictures had smaller mountains in the background.  Judging from the clothes hanging in the picture below, I assume that this is low income housing.

There is some better buildings in the city.  Seeing a man wearing a face mask is not a comfortable site.

Is this a tree house?

Many signs for business are in English.

Bicycles are a common mode of travel.  Some bicycles even pull trailers.

Some buildings are fancy and occasionally, there is a non-military car or truck.

Here is a sign of capitalism:  taxis!

A typical third-world street.

I think that this may be the tallest building in the city.

I am not sure what this building housed and why the street was blocked.  Notice the swastika.  In our Western culture, it is the symbol of the German National Socialist Party during the 1930s and 1940s.  But, actually the swastika is an ancient holy symbol for both the oriental and Native American cultures.  In Vietnam, placing a swastika on a building brought protection from evil.

As I walked the streets of Qui Nhon, these children were the only people that seemed to notice me.