Vietnam only has one main railway, leading arround 1500km from Ho Chi Minh City in the south to Lao Cai at the chinese border in the north. On its way it passes the capital Hanoi, where houses are build just right next to the tracks. North of of Hanoi, the trains have to cross the red river at the famous Long Bien bridge. Engineer Gustave Eiffel, architect of the the same called tower in Paris built this construction. Nowadays this is the place where young couples put a locker on the rail to express their love. At the first view, I thought it must be horrible to live just next to the railway in Hanoi. But spending more time here, I recognized that it is one of the quitest places to stay at least during daytime. Because of traffic reasons, only few trains trains are allowed to run during the day.....leaving night time to be the rush periode for most trains to pass through!  |
| Tea Seller at the tracks |
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| Lockers of Love at Long Bien Bridge |
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| Telephon Numbers indicate where to call if there is a problem with water or electricity |
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| Living room and playground - the trains sound their horn so that everybody can leave the tracks in time... |
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| ... but sometimes the whistle just indicates the tea is ready |
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| without words... |
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| some green beside the grey |
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| entrance to the main station of Hanoi |
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| one of the quitest "streets" of Hanoi, at least during day time |
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