smiling turtle at the jade pagoda turtle sanctuary

then he got shy

turtle sanctuary

women's room at the Jade pagoda, filled with women figurines

jade emperor

drinks at Bixeco

people's committe building and Dong Khoi area with many French-styled buildings

city night lights in preparation for Vietnam holiday Tet

French-styled People's Committe Building meets modern construction in HCMC

people's committee building and statue of uncle ho

cho ben thanh - one of the larger markets in HCMC

Tran Nguyen Han statue - legend has it it only took him 3 months to become full grown so he could fight chinese invaders in the 15th century

the people's committee building with uncle ho saluting in the foreground

general post office

municipal theater

notre dam cathedral

evacuation of saigon - the building then vs. now

phone booths inside the post office that only seem to be used for photo ops

uncle ho inside the post

entrance of the general post office

reunification hall with1960s vietnamese-style architecture

Thích Quảng Đức memorial wall near intersection where he burned himself in hcmc

Thích Quảng Đức memorial