South Vietnam - Mekong Delta

Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta
November 12th 2008

Published: January 23rd 2009

Saigon Saigon, or Ho Chi Minh City as it’s officially known, although bigger than Hanoi is not the capital of Vietnam. I’d been looking forward to going as I’d read and heard about the millions of motorbikes in the streets and people’s heart in throat near death experiences, as well as the jovial nature of the southern Vietnamese people. After spending the night on another night bus fro... Read Full Entry

Photos are below

Photos: 112, Displayed: 21

Me on a bridge on a little excursion...

Later we sailed under that same bridge

Smoke from brick factories

In general, the Vietnamese are not very worried about what they send up in the atmosphere. Even though they have garbage removal staff in the cities, it is still the common practice to burn your garbage on the street after sundown - even plastic! After 6pm you see little fires everywhere on the streets...