Cholon Chinatown, Ho Chi Minh City

Posted by Cottontimer on 31 Dec 2005 | Tagged as: Vietnam

We fought our way to Chinatown in District 5 today.
Everything about the wholesalers area is suffocating -
from the crowded streets to the dusty grimy air.

Mrs. Tu Plastic Shopping Baskets
21 Le Quang Sung, D6
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Man loading up motorbike on the left.
Sidewalk vendor selling garlic, shallots, etc. on the right.

French bread vendor in the parking lot of the bus terminal.

NB: Click on the pictures for a closer look.

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Comment by KChew

2006-01-01 02:07:54

Happy New Year Hsien! Thanks for providing so much help and friendship to make 2005 “the year of the blog” for me.
Hope preparations for the big move are going well. I heard it has been unusually cold in the UK and Europe this winter—a real change from Vietnam indeed—

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Comment by Deb

2006-01-01 02:47:16

are the people wearing masks because of the pollution or because they’re concerned about bird flu?

those huge shopping baskets look handy

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Comment by Rosie

2006-01-01 09:09:59

Your photos made me miss Beijing, in a weird kind of way; totally unexpected because I’ve sworn I never want to go back to mainland China, but now am suddenly remembering the sheer craziness of it all!
Happy New Year!

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Comment by Cottontimer

2006-01-01 11:56:22

KChew: I’m so glad I could suck you into the blogosphere further! Am going to tacke bathroom stuff today. I dun wanna!!

Deb: Bird flu is a non-issue here. The locals don’t care much except to avoid eating chicken…some of the time. Those shopping baskets are definitely fun and handy! Maybe I should bought another (I only have 1 and mother-in-law has 10+.)

Rosie: So I guess it’ll be alright if we ever get posted to China?! I’ll have seen it all in Vietnam already.