Sidewalks are for walking, right? Not in Hanoi…

Typical busy sidewalk scene in Hanoi
Typical busy sidewalk scene in Hanoi
Car parked on a Hanoi sidewalk
Car parked on a Hanoi sidewalk

HANOI, VIETNAM – Sidewalks in Hanoi serve many different purposes… merchandise display space for shop stalls, seating for sidewalk restaurants, parking lot for motorcycles and bicycles (and sometimes cars), work room, kitchen, grazing space for urban livestock, and occasionally as a place for pedestrians to walk.
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