Hanoi and Saigon Turn to Ghost Towns on Tet
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Chúc Mừng Năm Mới – Happy Lunar New Year! As shops and markets are closed and most Vietnamese spend the first day of the new year (February 3rd) with family and friends, the streets in Vietnam’s cities become like ghost towns. Here are photos from around Hanoi and Saigon.
Historic Ma May quarters in Hanoi is empty on the first morning of the Lunar New Year
The daily street noise is replaced by scenes of elderly Vietnamese
A bicycle in the streets
Today people do not need to go to parks to exercise or jog
A group of youth go for a leisurely walk in the streets of Hanoi
Storefronts that are normally bustling with activity are quiet
Storefronts that are normally bustling with activity are quiet
Two foreign tourists go for a ride through the streets
A man sells salt from his bicycle
Only a few street vendors can be seen out and about
Storefronts that are normally bustling with activity are quiet
Photographers capturing the New Year scene
Streets in Saigon are much emptier compared to the usual noisy crowdedness
Normally busy, Le Van Sy street is virtually empty this morning
A roundabout without the usual traffic congestion
Around the popular Ben Thanh market in central Saigon
Near the popular Ben Thanh market in central Saigon
By noon Dien Bien Phu street is still mostly empty
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