Ho Chi Minh City

[Out to Lunch]

Out to Lunch, on Flickr. Butchers in Ba Chieu Market. Most sell pork. Pigs are slaughtered very early in the morning and the
meat is sold throughout the day. There is no refrigeration.

 

[Out to Lunch]

Out to Lunch, on Flickr. Ba Chieu Market.

 

[Out to Lunch]

Out to Lunch, on Flickr. Ba Chieu Market.

 

[Out to Lunch]

Out to Lunch, on Flickr. Ba Chieu Market, Saigon. The first three pictures with the X-T1 & XF 1.2/56, and the last one with the X-100T.

 

[Out to Lunch]

Out to Lunch, on Flickr. The start of the rainy season.

 

[Out to Lunch]

Out to Lunch, on Flickr. Around Ba Chieu Market.

 

[Rick Waldroup]

Every time I click on this thread I am never disappointed. Excellent. I always look forward to more of them.

 

[Out to Lunch]

Thanks, Rick. Much appreciated. Stay tuned. I'll post a few more. Cheers, OtL

 

[Out to Lunch]

Ferrying grandmother around Ba Chieu Market. The elderly are respected in SE Asia. Grandmother also owns the house in which all other family members live.



The 19th Century Central Hospital is well preserved. In the foreground, a 'Grab' rider -the equivalent of an 'Uber' rider. As in the Northern Hemisphere, they are fighting for better pay and improved working conditions.



As we speak, scooters and motorbikes remain the mainstay of local transportation in this big city.



Many moons ago, my then employer, a very large international organization, went ''paperless'' and boasted about it. These guys have been ''paperless'' forever. All deals are done on a handshake.

 

[Out to Lunch]

Out to Lunch, on Flickr. Fast hands at the local pharmacy on Hai Ba Trung St in downtown Saigon. Fuji X-H1 - XF 1.2/56.

 

[Out to Lunch]

Out to Lunch, on Flickr. Binh Tay Market in Cholon, Saigon. I spent a lot of time there trying to capture the street action. More to follow. Leica M-E - Zeiss Biogon 2.8/28.

 

[Out to Lunch]

Out to Lunch, on Flickr. Binh Tay Market, Cholon, Saigon. Epson R-D1x - CV Super-Wide-Heliar II 4.5/15.

 

[Out to Lunch]

Out to Lunch, on Flickr. Selling dried meats. Binh Tay Market, Cholon, Saigon. Leica M-E - Zeiss Biogon 2.8/28.

 

[Out to Lunch]

Out to Lunch, on Flickr. A row of so-called shop houses near Binh Tay Market. Epson R-D1x - CV Super-Wide-Heliar II 4.5/15.




Out to Lunch, on Flickr. Roof lines of the main market building. Epson R-D1x - CV Super-Wide-Heliar II 4.5/15.




Out to Lunch, on Flickr. The outside ring of the Market. Leica M-E - Zeiss Biogon 2.8/28.

 

[Out to Lunch]

Out to Lunch, on Flickr. The main market building of Binh Tay Market. Fuji X-100T.




Out to Lunch, on Flickr. The outer ring of Binh Tay Market. Fuji X-100T.




Out to Lunch, on Flickr. The outer ring of Binh Tay Market. Leica M-E - Zeiss Biogon 2.8/28.

 

[Out to Lunch]

Out to Lunch, on Flickr. Epson R-D1x - CV Super-Wide-Heliar 4.5/15.





Out to Lunch, on Flickr. Epson R-D1x - CV Super-Wide-Heliar II 4.5/15.





Out to Lunch, on Flickr. Leica M-E - Zeiss Biogon 2.8/28.





Out to Lunch, on Flickr. Epson R-D1x - Zeiss Biogon 2.8/28.

 

[Out to Lunch]

Out to Lunch, on Flickr. End of the day. Closing the wet market around Binh Tay market, Cholon, Saigon. The blind man selling his lottery tickets; the fish mongers closing-up
shop, and some bike couriers picking-up the last loads of the day. The garbage will be gone within an hour with specialized pickers collecting the organic stuff, the plastic, the metal, etc...

 

[Out to Lunch]

Out to Lunch, on Flickr. Chicken skewers al fresco around the Binh Tay Market in Cholon, Saigon. Leica M-E - Zeiss Biogon 2.8/28.

 

[Out to Lunch]

Out to Lunch, on Flickr. A chicken and duck egg seller checking her phone messages. Binh Tay Market, Cholon, Saigon.

 

[Out to Lunch]

Out to Lunch, on Flickr. The Reunification Palace, formerly known as Independence Hall, built on the site of the Norodom Palace, also known as the Governor's Palace. Lots of
downown history in Ho Chi Minh City. Fuji X-100.