People were friendly. Streets are clean, but teeming with bicycles and motor bikes. The energy level is tremendous. I remember not being too sure of him at the time. First meal in Vietnam in 32 years Click to Enlarge Tu Do Street has a new name, Dong Khoi Street.
Most streets have new names.
Instead of bicycles, most people seem to have motor bikes now. There are 2 million of them in the city and they provide a river of movement. It is impossible to wait for a break in the traffic in order to walk across any street. There is no break, since no one stops when entering any intersection. One just looks straight ahead and steps into the river of movement and it parts around you as you walk steadily across the street.