The street, boasting plenty of stores selling decorative Lunar New Year (Tet) items, is typically packed at this time.
Tet, Vietnam's biggest holiday, peaks on Feb. 12 this year.
Nam, who lives in Nha Be District, said this was his first time visiting the street to take pictures, and that shop owners were very welcoming.
Zeni Vuova (in red), a Czech visitor, and Aleksandra Praszczak Vel Tracz (in pink) from Poland said they were really excited to take photos in Vietnam’s traditional ao dai.
Hai Thuong Lan Ong Street starts pushing Lunar New Year decorations right after Christmas. It sells mainly wedding items during non-holiday periods.
Quang (in red), a shop owner on Hai Thuong Lan Ong Street, said most people do not really mind photos being taken in front of their stores, as long as it does not affect other customers.
