We are in the midst of our 10 day trip to Vietnam for our Chinese New Year holiday. Our first stop is Ho Chi Minh City - the city formerly known as Saigon. We are spending three days in Saigon with lots of sightseeing and shopping on the agenda. Kathleen arranged for a tour guide. His name is Long and he is the smallest adult man I have ever met - he probably doesn't weigh more than Marco.
Above you can see some shots of a Saigon side street, city hall built by the French during the colonial era, and photos of eating the traditional Vietnamese noodle soup called "pho". Also shown is a picture of a Chinese temple which was absolutely mobbed with people as today was the day of the lunar new year.
HCMC is quite lively and busy. The motorbike traffic is 1000X times denser than in China - and these motorbikes are petrol fueled. Also interesting is the number of overhead wires on the streets - literally hundreds of wires between each concrete telephone pole. Some are so numerous that they hind the signs of the businesses behind them.
I have posted more pictures at Snapfish.
Above you can see some shots of a Saigon side street, city hall built by the French during the colonial era, and photos of eating the traditional Vietnamese noodle soup called "pho". Also shown is a picture of a Chinese temple which was absolutely mobbed with people as today was the day of the lunar new year.
HCMC is quite lively and busy. The motorbike traffic is 1000X times denser than in China - and these motorbikes are petrol fueled. Also interesting is the number of overhead wires on the streets - literally hundreds of wires between each concrete telephone pole. Some are so numerous that they hind the signs of the businesses behind them.
I have posted more pictures at Snapfish.
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