Winter street scene

Near the northern end of the Hoan Kiem lake on a chilly day. The red sign says that it's forbidden to park any kind of business vehicle on that part of the street - aimed at farmers who come in and sell stuff from their bicycles. However, it's apparently quite OK to just leave your car in the middle of the road! It doesn't belong to the two women buying from the shoulder-pole woman. Its owner was nowhere in sight during the 40 minutes I was waiting there getting a new pair of specs.