PHOTOS: Vietnam in living color

June 1, 2011

Some countries have one particular color that shines for me.

Other countries are a kaleidoscope.

Surprisingly, Vietnam falls into that latter category. I say “surprisingly” because I imagined red communist flags would be the only burst of color on otherwise grease-blackened city streets. I imagined tangles of jungle green straight out of “Platoon.” I imagined row after row of matchbox-sized buildings that all look the same.

In some cases I was right.

In many cases, I was deliciously wrong. Vietnam was practically a Skittles package, spilling handfuls of color all around me.

Here’s proof.

Scarves for sale in Hoi An.

 

Home in Hue.

 

Pho in Saigon.

 

Boats in Hue.

 

Bike helmets for sale at a market I don’t remember.

 

Flowers in Hanoi.

 

Hue street.

 

Vendor in Ha Long Bay.

 

Shops in Hanoi.

 

Lanterns in Hoi An.

 

 

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