Saigon is changing.
Everything gets decorated at Tet.
A view of downtown Saigon from the RMIT campus 7 km to the south.
Balloons at Tet.
In Saigon, one can't help being impressed by even the most disadvantaged getting out and making a living. And this guy could play very well. Buying a lottery ticket from his helper felt like good value.
Preparing to release a chinese lantern. The notes stuck to the side contain the things one wishes for.
Dusk, and time for the fishermen to go to work. Mui Ne.
Dwellings builts along the edge of a canal, one feature of Saigon that is slowly disappearing as the waterways are cleaned up.
A re-creation of the One Pillar Pagoda at the Saigon Botanical Gardens.
While on the subject of ice, here is how most street stalls and many resturants receive their ice.
Ice sculpture at Dam Sen park.
Dressed up for a day at Suoi Tien park.
People set up shrines in front of their houses.
Must have been the year of the ox.
...a very long dragon.
