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Ho Chi Minh City
2003.12.21

Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

A scene from Cholon district in Saigon - chaos on the street.

I think this picture shows the atmosphere of this crazy city quite well.


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Guest 11-Aug-2007 08:31
It may look like chaos, but they avoid each others. They don't go very fast.

If you want to cross the street, just step off the curb and start walking. They will avoid you.
Guest 28-May-2004 23:45
I was born in this very town here - ChoLon aka China Town, and I have been back twice and I have witnessed this kind of traffic myself. I would like to correct a few things here: there are traffic lights, but they only work when there are traffic police around; it may look messy, but believe it or not, as you get closer with the others, they would just pass around you like nothing was in the way; and there were hardly any fatal accidents in town, most were just bumpped, exchanged a few words and moved on, unless you are on a high way, where there are big wheelers on the two-lane high way, alot of two wheelers have been killed by head-on or on blind spots. After all, it's truely an amazing country to visit. Cheers.
Guest 16-Apr-2004 12:16
Imagine try to cross the road w/o traffic light..Very dangerous..I heard many accidents and are quite fatals. No peaceful as the photo look.
Guest 31-Mar-2004 00:36
I love how there is no direction what so ever! Everyone is just goin' about...which ever direction they wanna go! Funny!
John Buffin31-Mar-2004 00:33
Great capture.
Looks like a busy place.