Images tagged "vietnam"

$Our first hotel in Saigon, the historic Riverside Hotel from the 1920\'s. We enjoyed spacious elegance and terrific views of the Saigon River from our window.$

Getting to know the local street vendors. Chilled sweet coconut juice is a delicious, nutritious way to hydrate.

The central market in HCMC hosts a colorful display of foods, fragrances and flowers.

Paul felt right at home in HCMC.

Getting buzzed: A haircut for Paul in Saigon

Paul with a local CouchSurfer during a street food meetup in Saigon.

Dinner cruises enlighten the Saigon River at night

Night views from the 49th floor of the Bitexco Financial Tower, the tallest building in Ho Chi Minh City

1Paul with a lotus, the national flower of Vietnam and in bloom all over HCMC

A temple in Tao Dan Park, Ho Chi Minh City

$Paul working out (and \"it\") in one of HCMC\'s many beautiful parks. Note the lady behind him is on a waist twisting disc which I haven\'t seen since I was a child.$

$Vietnamese children practicing a dance routine in one of HCMC\'s many parks$

Manicured gardens are well maintained all over HCMC

Dragon topiary chasing Paul

$Riding the crocodiles in a children\'s park in Saigon$

$A park in front of the Ho Chi Minh City People\'s Committee building (formerly City Hall)$

Sixties style in the former Presidential Palace

A Viet Cong tank in front of the former Presidential Palace which fell to communist forces on April 30, 1975.

Paul atop the former Presidential Palace, note the US helicopter used to airlift South Vietnamese presidential staff on April 30, 1975.

In front of the assembly hall in the former Presidential Palace, now presided over by Uncle Ho and communist iconography

$Tactical war room with maps dating from the 1970\'s$

Communications bunker in the basement of the former Presidential Palace

Lounge for swinging sixties socializing in the former Presidential Palace.

Display of photos of the taking of the Presidential Palace at the end of the Vietnam War. Note the tanks crashing through the front gates, signaling the end of the Republic of Viet Nam.