Tuesday, March 27, 2012

SCOOTER CITY SAIGON





WHY WE ARE TOO CHICKEN TO CROSS THE ROAD


CONTRASTS


The tallest building in Saigon
Bitexco Financial Center

68 floors, 
860 ft. high 
Helicopter pad on 60th floor 


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Typical in Hoi An


ANCIENT TEMLES "MY SON"

Guide took us to the Ancient Temples in the mountains, in the jungle very near the Laos border.  AMAZING.  Dating from the 11th century.

During the war these sacred Hindu temples were bombed.  We saw the craters, the ruins and 2 unexploded bombs in one temple.  I was embarrassed.  War is hell.

 We walked the Ho Chi Minh Trail.  I imagined what it was like in the jungle for soldiers.  Hot, humid, scary.