ハノイで自転車で物を売るおばさんOn a recent visit to Hanoi, we took in the city's Old Quarter and more.
Aside from horrendous traffic - mainly Honda Cub scooters - the city is a pleasant and reasonably priced capital city.
Visitors who stay in the central part of the city will be able to see most of the sights - a big exception is Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum - on foot.
For those who want to relive colonial times, pedicabs are available for hire.
Bicycles however seem to be on the endangered species list in Hanoi. They are common enough, but have all the telltale signs of an item without any status.
As in Beijing and other cities that have gone from very poor to reasonably comfortable in a short time, those with the means to use other forms of transportation - scooter, motorcycle, or car - do.
Gasoline powered vehicles enjoy prestige, and except for students, most middle class residents of Hanoi would not be caught dead on a bike.
In contrast, many of the mainly female women who sell all sorts of goods patrol the city on old beaters.
Loaded down with piles of goods, they use the good old fashioned mama chari.
To which we offer a deep bow.
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