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Phú Mỹ Hưng Apartment, Saigon

Phú Mỹ Hưng Apartment, Saigon

When we returned from Bangkok in August 2016, we decided to live in the expat ghetto in District 7, Phú Mỹ Hưng, for a change. We stayed for 11 months. Wide clean suburban streets, no street vendors, lots more cars,

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Coffeship and Floating Market

Coffeship and Floating Market

Saigon has another floating market in District 7 besides the seasonal one in District 8 during Tet. It is on the canal across from District 4.

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Real estate prices, Saigon D7

Real estate prices, Saigon D7

Some posters on July 9, 2017 at one of the dozens of real estate offices in the Sky Garden complex. I believe these are all condominiums.

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Roadside Shopping

Roadside Shopping

Police uniforms for kids?

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Tet Holiday, 2017

Tet Holiday, 2017

Tet Holiday, 2017

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Traffic is Fun

Traffic is Fun

Evenings are cooler and people go out

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District 5 shops

District 5 shops

Street scenes in District 5, Saigon

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Jade market

Jade market

An Binh in District 5, between Tran Hung Dao and the river, has dozens of jewelry shops. Jade is everywhere but there are also pearls and other semi-precious stones.

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Christmas nativity

Christmas nativity

Elaborate nativity scenes appear outside Christian houses

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Propaganda posters

Propaganda posters

One is constantly reminded of living in a communist country with red star and hammer and sickle flags, and propaganda posters. Lenin and Stalin live on.

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