viet8050 Wheels are seldom for single drivers: families on cyclo and motorbike. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8050.html viet8015 Elderly woman back from the market with plenty of groceries makes good use of cyclo. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8015.html viet8051 Enjoying the freshness of the night during a cyclo ride. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8051.html viet8052 Senior high school girls ride bicycles with impeccable style, wearing elegant Ao Dai uniforms. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8052.html viet8048 Traffic: there are 2 million motorcycles and the number of cars is growing everyday. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8048.html viet8049 With that many motorcycles, valet parking is necessary. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8049.html viet8043 Old and new: street fruit vendors and computer store. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8043.html viet8044 Old and new: street vendors and kids playing in a video games store. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8044.html viet8053 Children at school. Like everywhere else in Asia, uniforms are the norm. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8053.html viet8054 Children playing cards. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8054.html viet8055 Chinese Chess game. Vietnamese people can sit on their heels for hours. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8055.html viet8309 Hairdressing in the street. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8309.html viet8057 Watching TV on the street with the neighboors. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8057.html viet7940 Coconut street vendor. The sweet juice is drank directly from a straw.. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet7940.html viet8058 Cyclo driver taking an afternoon nap. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8058.html viet8018 Child on Christmas night. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8018.html viet8059 Sleeping out for the fresh air. Morning near the Saigon arroyo. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8059.html viet8060 Evening on the Saigon arroyo. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8060.html viet8061 Boats bring loads of produce from the Delta on the Saigon arroyo. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8061.html viet8046 Traffic: at the heart of the city, intersection of Le Loi and Nguyen Hue boulevards at night. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8046.html viet7945 Night traffic in front of a sign celebrating the 300 years of Saigon. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet7945.html viet8047 Traffic: motorcycles densely packed on a holiday night. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8047.html viet7943 Dense two-wheel traffic. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet7943.html viet7963 Cyclos and morning traffic. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet7963.html viet7948 One of the renovated city boulevards. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet7948.html viet7936 Bicycles parked near the Bin Tay market. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet7936.html viet7935 Eating in a street restaurant. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet7935.html viet7942 Street restaurant. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet7942.html viet7939 Enjoying a cafe on the streets, sitting on the typical tiny chairs. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet7939.html viet7941 School children in an outdoor class. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet7941.html viet7933 Uniformed school children exit their school. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet7933.html viet7934 Uniformed school children exit their school. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet7934.html viet7946 Students playing foot-only volley-ball in a school courtyard. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet7946.html viet8308 Outdoor classrom. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8308.html viet8056 Outdoor hair dressing salon. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8056.html viet10197 Sleeping late in a narrow alley. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet10197.html viet7944 Family selling fruit on a bridge. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet7944.html viet8062 Selling freshly unloaded bananas near the Saigon arroyo. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8062.html viet8041 The old Hotel de Ville, one of finest examples of French colonial architecture. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8041.html viet8042 Bronze memorial to Ho Chi Minh by artist Diep Minh Chau and city hall. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8042.html viet7965 City townhall and Ho Chi Minh sculpture. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet7965.html viet8324 Reunification Palace, the former presidential palace of South Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8324.html viet8310 Classic Citroen car in front of a palace. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8310.html viet8325 Notre-Dame Cathedral. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8325.html viet7964 Crowds gather at the Cathedral St Joseph for Christmans. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet7964.html viet11010 Crowds gather in front of the Cathedral St Joseph for Christmans. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet11010.html viet11011 Christmas mass in the Cathedral St Joseph. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet11011.html viet11013 Christmas mass in the Cathedral St Joseph. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet11013.html viet11012 Crowds exit the Cathedral St Joseph at the end of the Christmas mass. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet11012.html viet11015 Women on motorbike in front of St Joseph Cathedral on Christmas eve. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet11015.html viet11014 Child with christmas hat in front of St Joseph Cathedral on Christmas eve. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet11014.html viet8063 A variety of tropical fruit for sale. Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8063.html viet8064 Vegetables and spices. Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8064.html viet8065 Fresh vegetable market. Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8065.html viet8066 Fish vendors. Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8066.html viet8067 Cyclos wait outside the Bin Tay market in Cholon, the Ethnic-chinese vibrant business district whose name means Big Market. Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8067.html viet8068 Dried mushroom for sale in the Bin Tay wholesale market in Cholon. Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8068.html viet8069 Dried shrimp for sale in the Bin Tay wholesale market in Cholon. Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8069.html viet8070 Rice is the basis of Vietnamese food, and there is a lot to choose from. Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8070.html viet8071 Incense wholesale. Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8071.html viet8072 Traditional medicine is still favored by the population. A sample of traditional medicine items. Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8072.html viet7966 A variety of eggs for sale. Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet7966.html viet8073 Live chicks for sale. Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8073.html viet8074 Live ducks for sale. Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8074.html viet8075 Transporting live ducks to the market. Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8075.html viet7937 Vegetables for sale in an alley of the Ben Than Market. Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet7937.html viet7938 Flowers for sale outside the Ben Than Market. Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet7938.html viet7989 Chicks for sale. Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet7989.html viet7999 Baskets of condiments for sale. Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet7999.html viet10196 Loads of pinaaples. Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet10196.html viet8087 Offering incense at a Chinese temple in Cho Lon. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8087.html viet8307 Ritual chimney and incense coils, Cholon. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8307.html viet8088 Incense coils at a Chinese temple in Cho Lon, designed to burn for days. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8088.html viet8089 Red color is believed to be lucky. Urn and incense coils, Cho Lon. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8089.html viet8090 Cremation is popular. Ashes are collected in individual funeral urns. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8090.html viet8091 Pictures of the deceased for veneration on altar. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8091.html viet8092 Buddhist funeral ceremony. Note that white is the color used for mourning. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8092.html viet10180 Temple room containing funeral urns with ashes of the deceased. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet10180.html viet10181 Altar with a multiple-armed buddhist statue. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet10181.html viet10182 Woman praying at the altar. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet10182.html viet10183 Men worshipping in front of a large Buddha state, Xa Loi pagoda. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet10183.html viet10184 Woman praying under a large buddhist statue. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet10184.html viet10185 Kid in mourning dress at an outdoor altar, Xa Loi pagoda. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet10185.html viet10186 Prayer labels with names written in Chinese characters. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet10186.html viet10187 Incense stick and coils. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet10187.html viet10188 Urn and incense. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet10188.html viet10189 Dragon bas-relief. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet10189.html viet10190 Altar dedicated to historic genies. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet10190.html viet10191 Altar. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet10191.html viet10192 Eight-story tower of Vinh Ngiem pagoda. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet10192.html viet10193 Low profile exterior of the Giac Vien Pagoda. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet10193.html viet10194 Monk standing outside Giac Vien Pagoda. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet10194.html viet10195 Gallery outside Giac Vien Pagoda with svastikas. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet10195.html viet8093 The exchange of gifts at a wedding, upon exiting the bride's home. The bride traditionaly wears red.. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8093.html viet8094 The bride is presented to the groom's ancestors in the presence of both parents during a wedding. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8094.html viet7981 Gifts are exchanged as a newly wedded couple exits the bride's home. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet7981.html viet7982 Gifts are exchanged in front of the bride's home. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet7982.html viet7983 Newly-wed couple exit the bride's home. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet7983.html viet7984 Newly-wed couple prays at the groom's ancestral altar. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet7984.html viet7947 Karaoke session. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet7947.html viet7967 Women in a home kitchen. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet7967.html viet7988 Family meal. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet7988.html viet8297 Traditional medicine doctor. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8297.html viet8019 Elderly man in Ao Dai costume, a vanishing tradition. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8019.html