21march26
SAIGON, VIETNAM 🇻🇳 STREET ART: 🦄 INSTAGLOENN
21march26
Tag: Ho Chi Minh City
HO CHI MINH CITY / SAIGON, VIETNAM 🇻🇳: HUYEN SY CHURCH
Nhà Thờ Huyện Sỹ (Huyen Sy Church), on Ton That Tung Street in District 1. Built between 1902 and 1905, it was funded entirely by Lê Phát Đạt, one of the wealthiest landowners in colonial Cochinchina and one of the first Vietnamese to be granted the French noble title “Huyện Sỹ.”
He and his wife are buried inside the church.
The architecture is Gothic Revival, built with granite brought from Biên Hòa, and the steeple rises about 57 meters. It’s one of the oldest Catholic churches in Saigon still holding active Mass. The pigeons on the gate angels are a permanent fixture.
21march26
SAIGON, VIETNAM: “VIETNAMESE FOOTBALL FRENZY”
In December 2008, I was staying on Dong Khoi, the premier street in the center of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Looking out my window, I could gaze upon the historic Hotel Continental, a favorite haunt of author Graham Greene, and the Opera House. One night, I got to witness the streets of Saigon go crazy in celebration for beating Thailand in the Suzuki Football Cup: the first time-ever for the Vietnamese to be champions in Southeast Asia. Below are some photos depicting their insane pride.
DEC 2008, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM: CAMERA SHY…not
We used to sit outside our house every morning before going to work and have cafe sua da. This woman would walk by us almost every day, never saying anything, usually collecting plastic bottles and cans. She wasn’t camera shy. Saigon. AUG09. (Sony Camera & Lens)