Thu Dau Mot is located in the Binh Duong Province about 1 hour motorbike ride from Ho Chi Minh City. It is a pretty good sized city that is relatively clean and quiet. This is where my friend, Minh Ngoc, lives and works. Thu Dau Mot also tends to be the route for everyone wanted to visit the Cu Chi Tunnels. Just outside the city, commuters have to cross the Saigon River on a ferry due to the bridge being repaired.

(Thu Dau Mot)

(Round about near the city center)

(Thu Dau Mot at night)

(Another night view)

(Ferry crossing to Cu Chi – Saigon River)

(Trucks departing from the ferry)

(We had to wait one hour for the next ferry)

(Our ferry has arrived)

(Crossing the Saigon River – Notice the helmets)

(Soldiers crossing the Saigon River with us)

(The Cu Chi side – HCM Province)

(A view of the Saigon River)

(Night view of the ferry crossing back to Thu Dau Mot)