day 54... capturing saigon

reunification palace
by force

and the arms that unified

all is proper again

and inside things haven't changed since 1975

even the gambling room and movie theater remain

though things were not always so perfect.
two red circles mark the spot were a south vietnamese pilot tried to bomb his own president.
turns out he's now the vice president of vietnam airways.. go figure.

meanwhile phones stand at the ready in the bomb shelter below.
very surreal

outside on the streets of saigon old colonial powers still dominate

with a bit of kitsch added over the years

by way of MANY donations

by night all comes alive