.vn: Tet and Saigon

chuc mung nam moi! made it to saigon in time to welcome the year of the dog with the unicorn parades. the unicorn brings prosperity and an insistent drumbeat to businesses. saigon itself is a juxtaposition of French architecture, concrete blocks, and western style skyscrapers, including one thta looked straight of out vancouver. currently the city is filled with special flower displays for Tet.

other impressions: relentless humidity. motor bikes. friendly people. delicious food. a feeling of guilt seeing beggars with missing limbs, knowing that it is probably from the vietnam was (or, as they call it, american war.)