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| A quiet street in Hoi An © A. Harrison |
Bikes are ubiquitous throughout Vietnam. It's not unusual to be confronted by a sea of motorbikes when crossing the road. At least in Hoi An, this chaos is confined to the outskirts of the town, not the old city.
Here the bikes are old-fashioned push-bikes. They are bikes for everyday use. No one wears in lycra, and everyone peddles to their own time and tune. Remarkably, everyone seems to be able to find their bike among the hundreds of similar bicycles parked by the roadside.
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| Waiting patiently © A. Harrison |
They're not confined to the town; I've seen them in rice paddies and on boats crossing the river. They're on the main roads, weaving in and out of traffic in much the same way their motorised cousins do, or else pottering along dirt roads.
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| A preferred method of transport © A. Harrison |
Then, when their time is ended, they can always be used for decoration – as in this cafe in Hoi An.
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| A bicycle used as decoration © A. Harrison |
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