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| Chauffeur in a Rolls-Royce |
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| The entry-level front desk at The Reverie |
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| On the way to Notre Dame de Saigon. "I'm drunk and you're still ugly." |
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| Neon Virgin and candles |
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| Today's "Ride of the Valyries" is on motorbikes, the Huey helicopter is a museum piece |
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| View from The Reverie hotel |
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| A "Saigon 40" cocktail |
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| Reflected sunrise |
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| On the way into Cholon |
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| Motobike masks for sale |
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| There are so many smiles.... |
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| Birds' nests for soup |
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| The masks come off! |
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| A hole in the wall coffee bar once frequented by American pilots |
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| She makes the coffee - and she enjoys it. |
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| The flavor of Vietnamese coffee is quite extraordinary, with strong notes of chocolate. |
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| A Novotel rises beside the old U.S. embassy building evacuated by helicopter in 1975 |
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| Searching for the scene of an old crime ... |
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| This is where it took place. |
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| There's a helmet law for grown-ups but not, it would appear, for children. |
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| Tourists at the statue of Ho Chi Minh in front of the old city hall |
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| The Caravelle Hotel. The lower, older section was home to many journalists in the 1960s and '70s |
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| The Continental Hotel. Two floors up on the corner is room 214, where Graham Greene stayed. |
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| Taking notes on The Quiet American while eating a bowl of soup at The Continental Hotel |
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| The Old Post Office |
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| The Beirut Cafe |
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| Study in Red and Blue with Tank and Motorbikes |
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| Goodbye, Saigon. |
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