IAN'S PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY

Central Vietnam Gallery 2

The journey by road from Danang to Hue via the Hai Van Pass was truly spectacular. The road winds itself around the Truong Son Mountain Range through a rugged coastline that edges the South China Sea. Beautiful.

copyright_ian2001   Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An. Built in 1593 by the Japanese community of Hoi An to link to the Chinese quarters across the stream.
     
copyright_ian2001   School girls in ao dai , the traditional Vietnamese dress. There's something very elegant and sensual the way the Vietnamese women wear their dress.
     
copyright_ian2001   More Cham ruins at My Son, near Hoi An. Some of the ruins here date back to the 4th Century.
     
copyright_ian2001   Close up of a Javanese inspired carving representing the kala-makara (sea monster).
     
copyright_ian2001   Compound of the citadel, Hue
     
copyright_ian2001   Perfume River, Hue, at dusk
     
copyright_ian2001   Perfume River blanketed with mist in the early morning
     
copyright_ian2001   Pedal power .... a common mode of river transport at Perfume River
     
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