Scooting around the Highlands of Vietnam - Picture Thread

[Peter Panini]

As per fish's request I'm putting up some pics I've taken of, and while riding the Golden Gal, aka Ron Jeremy, in and around my town in the Highlands of Vietnam (Coffee Country), day and night, rural and urban.

Kind of a mishmash of photos - so if you see one that piques your interest ask away...

I hope you enjoy...

[Peter Panini]

EDIT: Didn't see the Gallery option until now. Mods, is it possible to shift it to there?

[WhiteNoise]

Wow!!! Amazing photo share! When were these taken? Aren't you practicing social distancing due to Covid19?
Gotta Thank you Peter! and yes, I will move this thread to our Gallery for more viewing pleasure.
Enjoy everyone! Cheers Peter and be/stay well

[Old Grinner]

Lots of pics to post . . ..

Thanks for taking the time!

[fish]

Cool photos.
Thanks!
What city are we looking at?
Is the large thatched hut a tourist attraction..... a Montagnard communal house?
Are the 'Yards still living in the highlands - or have the Vietnamese done something else with them?

Fish

[big bear]

is that a T72 tank

[fish]

is that a T72 tank

T-34 I think.
Fish

[Peter Panini]

Wow!!! Amazing photo share! When were these taken? Aren't you practicing social distancing due to Covid19?
Gotta Thank you Peter! and yes, I will move this thread to our Gallery for more viewing pleasure.
Enjoy everyone! Cheers Peter and be/stay well

My pleasure - I was an avid photographer in my teens, and I like to think I've got a half-decent eye for a good shot. Using a very average phone camera for these shots.

These pics were taken over the course of the last three months, so the pic of the nightclub was pre-quarantine/lockdown. Social distancing to a degree, and a very small percentage of people have shied away from me, after some foreigners tested positive in Vietnam. Masks in public and public places, hand sanitiser each and every venue you go to - supermarkets, coffee shops, restaurants etc.

Schools reopened yesterday, which means I'm back to work (less fun time on the Golden Gal).

This pandemic has shaken the world, and initially, after a month of no work I was slipping into depression. But then I thought "bugger that, life's for the living" - got on the bike and explored far and wide.

So yes, back to work after three months of riding the Golden Gal, and replacing some bad habits with good ones.

[Peter Panini]

Cool photos.
Thanks!
What city are we looking at?
Is the large thatched hut a tourist attraction..... a Montagnard communal house?
Are the 'Yards still living in the highlands - or have the Vietnamese done something else with them?

Fish

The city would be Buôn Ma Thuột - I believe it was quite an important location in the Vietnam War, as the south was being attacked. I stand corrected.

The thatched house is a tourist attraction, but there are original ones out in the country where the Montagnards (more specifically the Ê Đê people), live. I teach at a public school that specifically caters to them.

Your questions got me Googling and on Wikipedia, found some good articles:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montagnard_(Vietnam)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rade_people

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ban_Me_Thuot

The Tank might be a T-54.

Fish, would love to hear your stories from that time, if they don't trigger bad memories/PTSD..

[you you]

T34.........?

[Yorkie150]

I feel sorry for the ducks...not a very humane ,method of transport.

[fish]

T34.........?

OK, a T "something" 4....(it's been 60yrs)
T-54 sounds right.
Thank goodness, never met one.
Fish

[fish]

Cool photos.
Thanks!
What city are we looking at?
Is the large thatched hut a tourist attraction..... a Montagnard communal house?
Are the 'Yards still living in the highlands - or have the Vietnamese done something else with them?

Fish

The city would be Buôn Ma Thuột - I believe it was quite an important location in the Vietnam War, as the south was being attacked. I stand corrected.

The thatched house is a tourist attraction, but there are original ones out in the country where the Montagnards (more specifically the Ê Đê people), live. I teach at a public school that specifically caters to them.

Your questions got me Googling and on Wikipedia, found some good articles:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montagnard_(Vietnam)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rade_people

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ban_Me_Thuot

The Tank might be a T-54.

Fish, would love to hear your stories from that time, if they don't trigger bad memories/PTSD..

Sure, I'll PM you....but remember what we old vets say,
"the difference between a fairy tale and a war story, is that a fairy tale starts out with “Once upon a time,” and a war story starts out with “This is no sh_t....."

Fish

[you you]

T34.........?

OK, a T "something" 4....(it's been 60yrs)
T-54 sounds right.
Thank goodness, never met one.
Fish

It’s not a T54

[fish]

T34.........?

OK, a T "something" 4....(it's been 60yrs)
T-54 sounds right.
Thank goodness, never met one.
Fish

It’s not a T54

OK then , I'll put $2 back on my first guess, "T-34"
With my bandage scissors and Zippo, still glad I never met one.....
Fish

[Limey]

Definitely a T-34.

[you you]

Definitely a T-34.

Yep

[Gil]

I feel sorry for the ducks...not a very humane ,method of transport.

"Yeah, but maybe" they will enjoy a ride on a scooter on their last day. It's definitely more humane than our factory raised chickens. And, unlike the chickens those ducks are out in the sunlight.

[Yorkie150]

I feel sorry for the ducks...not a very humane ,method of transport.

"Yeah, but maybe" they will enjoy a ride on a scooter on their last day. It's definitely more humane than our factory raised chickens. And, unlike the chickens those ducks are out in the sunlight.

Yeah but sad to see ..... I heard some pretty horrific stories about the meat / poultry farms in the US and how hormones / anti biotics are given to the animals and then
When slaughtered they use chlorine to wash down the meat ...... so being hung off a scooter for a couple of hours before ending up in a pot sounds much better

[honkerman]

are those...Peeking ducks?