The S. Vietnamese presidential palace. Photo by Katrina Everhart.

The white building is the former presidential palace of the South Vietnamese president 40 years ago.  It is now some sort of museum.

S. Vietnamese president's conference room. Photo by Katrina Everhart

This photo features an oriental wall mural in the former South Vietnamese president's conference room. 

City hall of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). Photo by Katrina Everhart

This old spired building is the City hall for Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).  It is surrounded by gardens.

Model photo shoot on a Saigon street. Photo by Katrina Everhart.

Westernization has come to Vietnam. This scene shows an impromptu photo shoot of two fashion models on a Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) street). 

A street vendor, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by Katrina Everhart.

Some traditions remain.  This scene shows a woman street vendor with a backdrop of automobile and scooter traffic.

Halloween party, Vietnam style. Photo by Katrina Everhart.

Young Vietnamese students celebrate Halloween at a local establishment in Ho Chi Minh City. 

A Vietnamese junket on the Saigon River. Photo by Katrina Everhart

The Saigon River flows south down the eastern side of Ho Chi Minh City and empties into the Nha Be River.  A junket plies the waters.

Laquoring egg shells. Photo by Katrina Everhart

Women in a factory specializing in hiring the handicapped are laquoring egg shells, a Vietnamese tradition.

Park on the banks of the Saigon River. Photo by Katrina Everhart.

A park with cannons on the banks of the Saigon River.  A container barge can be seen in the waters.

River tanker. Photo by Katrina Everhart.

Another view of the Saigon River showing a tanker barge.

Chi Chu Vietcong tunnels. Photo by Katrina Everhart.

The Vietcong were known for creating very elaborate tunnels and underground cities during the Vietnam War.  One of those tunnel systems in Chi Chu is now an attraction.  This scene shows a guide demonstrating an entrance to the tunnels.

Chi Chu tunnel exhibit. Photo by Katrina Everhart.

A female worker is making rice paper - at the Chi Chu tunnels.

Water buffalo in the Chi Chu tunnel area. Photo by Katrina Everhart.

Chi Chu Tunnels - water buffalo are an ever-present animal in the rural areas of Vietnam.

Vietnamese woman in Mekong Delta. Photo by Katrina Everhart

The Mekong River is the largest river in Vietnam, irrigating the delta region in the deep south of the country.

A channel leading out to the Mekong River. Photo by Katrina Everhart.

A canal or channel leading out into the Mekong River. Note the stairs leading down to the water and the utility lines. 

Processing lotus berries. Photo by Katrina Everhart.

A woman and a child appear to be sorting lotus berries, perhaps as part of a tourist display in the Mekong Delta region.

Traditional Vietnamese cart in Mekong Delta. Photo by Katrina Everhart.

This picture shows two Vietnamese, one with the traditional hat, standing around a rather skinny horse pulling a cart in the Mekong Delta region.

Water buffalo in the water, Mekong Delta. Photo by Katrina Everhart.

Water buffalo actually spend a lot of time in the water - either in the rivers or rice paddy swamps. 

Vietnamese junket on the Mekong River. Photo by Katrina Everhart.

Another junket floating down the Mekong River.  My thanks to Katrina Everhart for sending back fabulous pictures of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and from her tours while there. 

Sailboats in Montagu Bay; Nashau/Paradise Is., Bahamas. Photo: D. Martinek

View from old Spanish fort in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Photo by Perry Cadwallader.

A bay inlet and beach in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Photo by Perry Cadwallader.

Pelicans on a Bimini beach. Photo by Gunter Ott

An old beached tanker in Bimini. Photo by Gunter Ott.

Acapulco Cliff Diving site. Photo by Chad Lawless

This is a scene from the famous Acapulco cliff diving site.  The divers wait for the tide to raise the water level enough to support their dives.

Acapulco habor. Photo by Chad Lawless.