Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon): A Day In Pictures

Strange that the Good Morning Vietnam chain of restaurants only serves Italian food:

Traditional fare can easily be found on the roadside anyway:

Cone hatted women sell all sorts of things along the busy streets:

A few laze about at a waiting area near the docks by the Mekong:

One of many Ho Chi Minh ("Uncle Ho") memorial statues. This one rests outside the People's Committee Building (formerly the Hotel DeVille). People aren't supposed to take photos of the building but we made sure the guards were looking the other way:

Introduced by French Colonialists in the 1600's, Catholicism has spread throughout Vietnam, moreso than her neighbours. Ho Chi Minh City has her own version of the Notre Dame Cathedral (though it's not nearly as elaborately built):


The Central Post Office is just across the street from the Cathedral. More interesting than it sounds, it's a tourist hotspot because of its late 19th century architecture. A giant painting of Ho Chi Minh watches over the central hall:

And a pair of communist style statues sit next to the entrance: