Richard Nixon seriously considered the Nuclear Option for Vietnam!
The following photos are not quite so old 1992 in a different time and place.
In 1992 Vietnam, the Streets Were Brimming With Love and Life
Thursday, 18 January 2024. Written by Saigoneer. Photos courtesy of Mark Hodson.
Starting this September, Hôtel des Arts is undertaking a number of initiatives to celebrate Vietnam’s architectural and cultural heritage. One such effort is the Digital Exhibition: A Journey through Saigon’s Timeless Heritage which places links to Saigoneer Heritage section articles throughout the hotel so guests can enjoy in-depth explorations of topics that the boutique hotel believes are worthy of preservation.How has your life been transformed in the past 30 years? Changes might materialize overnight, but some tend to creep up on you at a glacial pace. Through this collection of images from 1992, mull over how Vietnam as a country has grown with every 12-month cycle.
These photographs were taken by travel writer Mark Hodson, who had a rare opportunity to tour Vietnam in the early 1990s when international tourism was virtually unheard of here. Without the presence of themed resorts, travel agents, cable cars and cruise boats, scenes in the country were captured as closely as possible to the quotidian life of locals.
A busy phở joint in Hanoi.
“I was using a Canon AE1 SLR, shooting on Fujichrome Velvia 50, mostly with a 50mm lens,” Hodson writes on his website about the trip. “I had prints made from the original transparencies, and what you see below are scans of those prints. I haven’t adjusted any of the coloring.”
Here are some glimpse of Hanoi, Hội An, and Nha Trang in the 1990s:
Fruit vendors set up shop in front of rows of old buildings in Hanoi.
The vast emptiness of Hanoi’s airport, where Hodson was heading to “Vientiane aboard an ancient Russian-built Tupolev jet.”
A casual food street in Hanoi where one can slurp on porridge and instant noodles, or chew on a plate of hot xôi.
Sampans were often homes of families in Hạ Long. There wasn’t any hotels in the area, so Hodson reported sleeping in a Russian workers’ hostel.
I told yu once and I told yu twice.
Living on the water was much more common in 1992 than today.
Wood-fired inter-province coaches were quite unreliable and often broke down mid-trip.
But yu just don’t listen to my advice.
The colonial design of Huế’s train station.
An ice cream cart in Hội An.
There’s too much pain, too much sorrow.
The boats of Hội An.
In Đà Nẵng’s Chợ Hàn, a grain merchant took a nap during slow periods of the day.
Fishmongers in Hội An with their catch of the day.
Boats in Hội An.
Guess I’ll feel the same tomorrow.
A dapper Hội An man posed for a photo.
It’s corn!
A big lump with knobs
It has the juice (it has the juice).
Cross-country trips were often truncated by rest stops and engine failures.
Xích lô drivers in Hội An.
A fiery cockfight in Nha Trang.
A Nha Trang resident and her morning fish haul.
So! Two people were assassinated in Bosnia, politicians failed to contain the situation 20 million people died (WW1)
A despotic madman wanted to rule the world (Hitler. WW2) 70-80 million people died, about 3%of the worlds population.
About 20,000 dead so far in the Ukraine / Russia war, instigated by the leader of the largest country on earth who just wanted more!
However!
Now we all have NUCLEAR CAPABILITY, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump
SO THIS REALLY COULD BE “THE LAST TIME.“
Love and peace John
PS Happy New Year let’s hope for another one!
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