Tag: saigon

  • Near Saigon Bridge

    Decided to stop and take these pictures. You would take this turnoff to head to District 1 via Nguyen Huu Canh street.

  • Long commute home

    I left from a meeting near the airport to District 1. It was stop and go the entire way. I had plenty of time to take some photos from my mobile phone. A bus annoyed me…

  • Smoggy Saigon Morning

    Well, it seems that Saigon is experiencing some smog now due to the temperature inversions. Yesterday the smog hang around until noon. First time I saw this in Saigon.

  • A foggy Saigon morning

    My commute was foggy.

  • Nice commute home

    Cool weather in Saigon makes for a nice commute home today. Pre-Tet Saigon is normally hectic but I think the cool weather is relaxing people. Traffic is bad but nobody…

  • Scary...

    Sevaral tourists were taking pictures of these workers demolishing the upper part of this building. Safety is not priority for these guys...

  • Morning Coffee on Nguyen Trai street

    Having a cafe sua da in District 1. Street coffee is sometimes better then coffee house coffee in Saigon.

  • Last night in the US

    In about 13 hours I will depart Newark starting my first leg back to Vietnam. I spent nearly 7 weeks in the US this trip, the longest since 2005. It was very enjoyable…

  • Saigon Calling

    It is hard to believe that I have been in the US for over 6 weeks now. It was a much needed break to recuperate from the stress of the previous year. I have done a lot…

  • 4 am at Tan Son Nhat International Airport

    I miscalculated the taxi time to the airport today. I got here real early. Good news, I got upgrades for most of the flights. Now need to stay awake until I get on the…

  • The Best Car Driver Award in Saigon goes to...

    This driver of a Jaguar. I just saw this driver on Nguyen Huu Canh street. How did he...

  • Saigon River

    The Saigon River is an important part of the landscape in southern Vietnam. The last week, the Saigon River overflowed it's banks on several occassions creating wide…

  • Megastar Cineplex in District 5

    Waiting for Red to start Megastar has the best theaters in Saigon.

  • Huong Vuong Parkson

    Enjoying lunch and a movie at the Parkson in District 5. California Wow has a gym here.

  • Japanese Festival at Nguyen Khuyen School in Saigon

    Decided to get a blog post up while waiting for Koshin. There is a socalled Canteen Day at the Nguyen Khuyen School in District 10. There are many food tables with…

  • Seattle Meetup in Saigon

    For those Seattle-natives living in Saigon, there will be a Seattle Meetup next Tuesday night at Java Cafe. This meetup is long overdue. Our last pseudo-Seattle meetup…

  • Beta Securities, Saigon, Vietnam

    I visited Ms. Chau, my friend, at her company this morning for coffee before I headed to work. She is the Associate Broker for Beta Securities located in Saigon's…

  • Saigon Wall Street in the morning

    Meeting my friend Chau from Beta Securities. It is located near the Saigon financial district, aka Wall Street. It is quite busy this morning.

  • Sun going down over Saigon

    In the Thao Dien Ward. Sunset in about 45 minutes.

  • Wires, wires everywhere

    A rat ate one of our ethernet cables so we had to replace it today. Not an easy task with Vietnamese buildings but my new guy, Lang did it. From the picture below, you…