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