Photos: Ho Chi Minh City

Earlier this month, I went to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It was quite an experience considering I didn't quite know what to expect. The tour books all gave rather ominous warnings about the area (there were almost a dozen pages in Rough Guide about the dangers of red tape, the need for travel insurance, health problems, tap water, and STDs). What I found was, as expected, not as bad as what the tour books said. Judge for yourself; here are some pictures!



Ben Thanh Market


Power lines - most of the city still had these large bundles strewn along the streets


Hotel de Ville and statute of Ho Chi Minh


Replica of the Cu Chi tunnels at the Ho Chi Minh City Museum


Traffic in Ho Chi Minh City at night




Along the Saigon River


Crows in front of the US Consulate - rebuilt from the infamous building in 1975


General Post Office




Outside the Reunification Palace


Puppies for sale


War Remnants Museum




Fruit sellers


Jade Emperor Pagoda


Notre Dame Cathedral


Water Puppet Show


Saigon at night