Waiting to board the ferry to cross the Mekong in Cambodia.
On the ferry.
View of the shore.
The pony was breathing rather heavily, and I felt very bad for the poor creature, inhaling the exhaust.
Ian on the ferry.
Cambodians know how to pack efficiently.
Morning in Saigon.
Sculpture garden in a park near the Reunification Palace.
Me posing like a dopey tourist in front of the Reunification Palace, where North Vietnamese stormed the gates to "reunite" the country.
We couldn't figure out why the Vietnamese had an American-made jet in their possession.
Inside the Palace.
Red circles marking where the North Vietnamese dropped bombs on the roof of the Palace.
View from the top floor of the Palace.
Hook 'em on the streets of Saigon!
So many motos... more than 30 million in Vietnam in all.
Elephant topiary.
Goofy tourist sporting a traditional Vietnamese conical hat.
An American tank on display at the War Remnants Museum.
Ho Chi Minh (they call him "Uncle Ho") is everywhere.
John Kerry on display in the War Remnants Museum.
More Uncle Ho in the park.
Notre Dame cathedral.
Ho Chi Minh City post office.
Ian posing with a statue of Uncle Ho in front of the city municipal building.
Another view of the city building. Ian and I have become experts at crossing busy streets. Don't worry, he wasn't in any danger.
A statue on the riverfront.
The Saigon River.
The municipal building lit up at night.
A Vietnamese version of a drive-in, complete with parking for motos.
We weren't sure exactly what was going on, but children were dancing and singing on stage.
A Communist party office open at night.
A bar and restaurant called Milwaukee. We had to get a drink here in honor of the Midwest.
A dried squid saleswoman, peddling her seafood by bicycle.
A temple in Chinatown.
Inside the same temple.
Inside a second temple, where Saigon residents were participating in ancestor worship.
The duck on this sign doesn't look so happy about helping sell his dead brethren.
Colorful Chinese masks for sale.
Ga Ran Kentucky: KFC is very popular in Asia.
Communist supplies for sale.
"Welcome to Vietnam" -- we were actually on our way out.
Outside the Vietnamese border crossing.
Walking from Vietnam to Cambodian (on the Vietnamese side, looking into Cambodia).
Looking from Cambodia to Vietnam.
The Cambodian border crossing office.
A pig at the rest stop.
Lotus seeds for sale as we again waited for the ferry to cross the Mekong.
Roasted snakes for sale -- sadly, I wasn't brave enough to try any.
