The motorbikes and scooters  (called “Hondas” colloquially) are an enduring memory of HCMC in particular. They drive on the pavements as much as on the roads. Crossing roads was a nightmare – Ann hated doing it. Even at pedestrian lights when you get the “Green Man” sign you still have to dodge the Hondas coming at you from all directions, even in a “one-way” street they will be going the wrong way! Once crossing on a Pelican crossing we had to dodge out of the way of a Honda steaming along from one pavement to another.

In the cities most housing plots were the regulatory 4-metre wide plots. They could be any depth & any number of stories high, but the street front could not be wider than 4-metres. This made for some ludicrous ensembles! Note the ever present scooters.

Wedding Party preparations on a busy main street.

Taking it easy in the Cu Chi complex

Any one for Dumplings?

These sort of garden ornaments are popular with the Chinese tourists – so I was told in Hue.