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Things to do in Saigon during Rush Hour…

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Wedding Dress Street

Ho Van Hue – the main street near our office here in Saigon – is filled with wedding dress boutiques.  Paradoxically, it also has a more-then-average number of casket shops. Still, from one person’s viewpoint, you’re never too young to start wishing….

More photos in my Vietnam Gallery

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Saigon Prayer

There’s something about the garish neon, the smoke, and the piety of prayer.  I’m not sure what, but there’s something…

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Proud Mothers

I was invited to a Vietnamese wedding here in Saigon and was expecting to see a traditional wedding but it turned out to just be the reception dinner in a fancy entertainment complex.  Still, I managed to get a photo of the proud mothers of the bride and groom…