Ho Chi Minh City

01 January 2013

The Reunification Palace, Ho Chi Minh City
The Reunification Palace, Ho Chi Minh City

We had four days in Ho Chi Minh City around New Year which we spent wandering around downtown and visiting the Cu Chi tunnels, about 60km out of the city.

A photo shoot in the rain, why not?
A photo shoot in the rain, why not?
A motorbike in the rain outside the Reunification Palace
A motorbike in the rain outside the Reunification Palace
Two circles markings the location where two bombs, dropped by a deserting South Vietnamese fighter, hit the reunification palace
Two circles markings the location where two bombs, dropped by a deserting South Vietnamese fighter, hit the reunification palace
The roof of the reunification palace
The roof of the reunification palace
One of the tunnels in the command rooms under the reunification palace
One of the tunnels in the command rooms under the reunification palace
Central HCMC
Central HCMC
Balloon transportation in central HCMC
Balloon transportation in central HCMC
A park opposite the Opera House in downtown HCMC
A park opposite the Opera House in downtown HCMC
The Opera House, HCMC
The Opera House, HCMC
A roundabout in central HCMC
A roundabout in central HCMC
The Communist Party Building, HCMC
The Communist Party Building, HCMC
The Financial Tower in downtown HCMC
The Financial Tower in downtown HCMC
A river boat on the Saigon River
A river boat on the Saigon River
Central HCMC at night
Central HCMC at night
The New Years lights in central HCMC
The New Years lights in central HCMC
The New Years lights in central HCMC
The New Years lights in central HCMC
The New Years lights in central HCMC
The New Years lights in central HCMC
A crowd watching a practice run of the New Years Eve celebrations
A crowd watching a practice run of the New Years Eve celebrations
A crowd watching a practice run of the New Years Eve celebrations
A crowd watching a practice run of the New Years Eve celebrations
The Vincom Centre at night
The Vincom Centre at night
The Opera House lit up at night
The Opera House lit up at night
Notre Dame Cathedral, HCMC
Notre Dame Cathedral, HCMC
The HCMC central Post Office
The HCMC central Post Office
A map of the Mekong Delta on the wall of the Post Office
A map of the Mekong Delta on the wall of the Post Office
A hanging garden in HCMC
A hanging garden in HCMC
An electrician working on the power lines
An electrician working on the power lines
An entrance to the Viet Cong tunnel system in Cu Chi
An entrance to the Viet Cong tunnel system in Cu Chi
An exposed tunnel in Cu Chi
An exposed tunnel in Cu Chi
HCMC's garbage bins were all penguins for some unexplained reason
HCMC's garbage bins were all penguins for some unexplained reason
An American UH-1 in the grounds of the Ho Chi Minh City Museum
An American UH-1 in the grounds of the Ho Chi Minh City Museum
One of a number of VW Beetles in a convoy through central HCMC
One of a number of VW Beetles in a convoy through central HCMC