Ho Chi Minh 18 Nov

Today I go to the War Remnants Museum.

Direct beeline to the War Museum via motorcycle taxi.  Spent four hours there.  Four hours staring into the innards of war and horror.  Tough time but well worth the journey.

Tat-Tat-Tat-Tat-Tat-Tat
Tat-Tat-Tat-Tat-Tat-Tat
End of the Line
End of the Line
Cells
Cells
Remember when Distributing the Declaration of Independence Was a Crime?
Remember when Distributing the Declaration of Independence Was a Crime?

I took but one picture of the consequences of the uses of dioxins in Vietnam.  I took that one picture only because glare made it impossible to see.  You can google for your own images.  The so-called Rainbow Herbicides (including Agent Orange) were fucked.  Just fucked.  Let’s not do that again.

On my way leaving the museum I took another rest on a bench near the tanks.  (I took a few rests due to emotional fatigue.)  On the next bench over were some Vietnamese, three sisters and a guy.  We talked for a bit before I departed for a nearby park.

Three Sisters and a Guy
Three Sisters and a Guy

Leaving the War Remnants Museum I found this gem of a crosswalk.  You really have to wonder about the theoretical framework of these street planners.

When Is a Crosswalk Not a Crosswalk?
When Is a Crosswalk Not a Crosswalk?

The park turns out is a sculpture garden of some magnitude.

Three Figures
Three Figures
The Flower Would Not Tell Me Its Name
The Flower Would Not Tell Me Its Name

I passed a couple where she was learning to make the owl whistle with her hands.  I showed I know it.  She is progressing nicely.  He can get chromatic tones by wiggling each finger.

Hooting
Hooting
Welcoming Arms
Welcoming Arms
Flute Suite
Flute Suite
Looking Out
Looking Out

Met a French woman travelling Vietnam with her father.  We talked for a while.  Never pass up an opportunity to practice your languages.

Across the street was another park with this strange miniature model rock mountain.

Rock Mountain Village
Rock Mountain Village

Back out on the street.  Now heading toward a canal which may have restaurants and shops lining both sides.

In Repose
In Repose

These things are all over the city, some various bits of metal (like rebar) jutting out of the sidewalk and bent over, I guess for safety.

Color
Color
Color 2
Color 2
Black and White
Black and White
Black and White 2
Black and White 2

Walking along the canal many wanted pictures taken.

Open Arms
Open Arms

After taxi-biking back, B and I went in search of some food.

Before
The Feast Begins

And this settles the day.  Maybe I’ll continue to randomly add images.  You can never guess these things in advance.

JamesIsIn

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