Good Morning Vietnam ! The war is over !
The city namesake - Ho Chi Minh - his photo proudly posted in government buildings.
Ben Thanh Market's main entry and clock tower has become a symbol of Ho Chi Minh City.
A vast abundance of fresh produce and local food stalls .....
..... to typical tourist souveniers - got to love the bamboo hat on the Starbucks logo.
Painting of the Vietnam War era in the Fine Arts Museum - approx size 2 meters x 1 meter.
Colorful manicured garden on the boulevard of Nguyen Hue.
Propaganda style street murals in downtown Ho Chi Minh City.
Main Post Office in French architectural style designed in the 1880s by Gustave Eiffel.
Sculptured detail above the main clock and entrance to the Post Office.
The interior of the functioning Post Office from where we sent parcels home.
Intricately cut colored paper pop-up cards sold by street vendors.
Cafe in the Hotel Majestic - served as a military barracks for the Japanese during WW II.
An elderly man counting his paper money - at a current exchange rate of 20,000 Dong per $1CDN - the 1000 Dong notes don't add up to much.
Traditional bamboo hats, primarily seen in rural areas, are worn by some women in the city.
People's Committee Building - here at dusk - is the most photographed building in Vietnam.
