Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and its Surrounds, Vietnam
 
60 images of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), the largest city in southern Vietnam. The images were taken during my visit there in April 2006
 

   


Ho Chi Minh, after whom the city of Saigon was re-named in 1976
The motor bike is king of the roads in Ho Chi Minh City
Boats on the Mekong River, south of Ho Chi Minh City
One of the nine dragons at the Coconut Pagoda near Ben Tre
Horses are used to transport cargo in many parts of the Mekong Delta
Three of the nine dragons at the Coconut Pagoda near Ben Tre
Boats on a small distributary of the mighty Mekong River
A small rural community in the Mekong Delta, south of Ho Chi Minh City
A small boat leaves the Mekong River to enter a small local canal
The street market in My Tho (Mekong Delta)
The street market in My Tho (Mekong Delta)
A political sign in My Tho (Mekong Delta)
Houses beside the Bao Dinh Channel in My Tho (Mekong Delta region)
Houses beside the Bao Dinh Channel in My Tho (Mekong Delta region)
Traffic congestion on Din Bao Linh Avenue, eastern My Tho's main road
An overview of Ho Chi Minh City's District 5
Motor cycles in central Ho Chi Minh City
The Reunification Palace was the home of the South Vietnamese President pre-1975
Dogs for sale beside the street
Looking at captured weapons in the Museum of US War Atrocities
Motor bikes rule the streets of central Ho Chi Minh City
Relaxing beside some propaganda posters
Notre Dame Cathedral in central Ho Chi Minh City. Many Vietnamese are Catholics
A balloon seller in central Ho Chi Minh City
The Virgin Mary in front of Notre Dame Cathedral
Notre Dame Cathedral was built by the French between 1877 and 1883
Ho Chi Minh in front of the People's Committee Building
Ho Chi Minh City's main post office was built by the French in colonial times
Traffic flows past the People's Committee Building in central Ho Chi Minh City
Inside Ho Chi Minh City's main post office
A motor cyclist passes a propaganda poster in central Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City's Opera House
A street scene in central Ho Chi Minh City
Flags on the Museum of Fine Arts, Ho Chi Minh City
Traffic and predestrian chaos in front of the Ben Thanh Market
Inside Ho Chi Minh City's Ben Thanh Market
Interesting meat for sale in the market
Traffic in central Ho Chi Minh City
A poster advocating peace beside a main road
An unusually honest sign!
The Cao Dai cathedral in the Holy See at Tay Ninh, northwest of Ho Chi Minh City
A happy wedding party at the Cao Dai cathedral in Tay Ninh
Happy bride and groom at the Cao Dai cathedral in Tay Ninh
Inside the Cao Dai cathedral in the Holy See at Tay Ninh
Gardens inside the Cao Dai Holy See at Tay Ninh
Midday prayers in the Cao Dai Cathedral in Tay Ninh
Midday prayers in the Cao Dai Cathedral in Tay Ninh
Midday prayers in the Cao Dai Cathedral in Tay Ninh
Midday prayers in the Cao Dai Cathedral in Tay Ninh
Midday prayers in the Cao Dai Cathedral in Tay Ninh
Sun Yat-sen, Victor Hugo and Nguyen Binh Khiem in the foyer of Cao Dai
An all-seeing divine eye on the Cao Dai Cathedral in Tay Ninh
Stone lions at the Cao Dai Holy See in Tay Ninh
A display of the layout of the wartime tunnels at Cu Chi
One of many wartime booby traps at Cu Chi
A tunnel entrance at Cu Chi
The remains of a destroyed US tank at Cu Chi
The remains of a bomb crater made over 30 years ago by a US B-52 bomber
A jungle cooking hut used by Viet Cong soldiers
Today, posters of "Uncle Ho" can be seen everywhere in the city named after him