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A fisher throws a wide net from a small boat on calm water while another person steers.

04People

The city before breakfast

The rhythm of Nha Trang is set by people who rise before the sun: fishermen coming in, market sellers setting out baskets, swimmers in the first light. Short stories about everyday life.

Fishers casting a net at Cửa Đại near Hội An. Photo: Tillea, CC BY-SA 4.0

5 storysWorking life, Markets, Island life, Morning rituals, Street life

A fisherman in a round basket boat pulls in his net under a red sun low over the sea.

Working life

When the boats come in

Before most of the city is awake, the night's fishing boats return to Nha Trang. A portrait of the hour when the catch is landed, sorted and sold on the sand.

Small waves break on a quiet beach under a clear blue sky, with a few swimmers in the water.

Morning rituals

The five o'clock swimmers

Long before the sunbeds go out, the city beach belongs to locals. Swimmers, walkers and exercise groups make the early morning the liveliest hour on the sand.

A vendor in a conical hat pushes a bicycle loaded with goods across a street.

Street life

The kitchens on wheels

From breakfast noodles to late-night snacks, much of Nha Trang is fed by street vendors with carts, baskets and portable stoves. A portrait of the city's moving kitchens.

The sun rises through haze over a calm sea, with island silhouettes on the horizon.

The best hour in Nha Trang is the one before six in the morning.

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