Biên Hóa, Sàigòn, Vũng Tàu

1.  Crossing the Newport Bridge, between Biên Hóa and Sàigòn.  Built by Americans, it opened in 1969.

2.  About to cross Newport Bridge

3.  Quan Âm (Kwan Yin) in a field near Vũng Tàu.

4.  Closeup of Quan Âm in a field near Vũng Tàu.  Notice what she's standing on.  It was reported to me, when this page first went on the air in 2001, that this statue had been destroyed by the communists.  I'm happy to report that such is not the case.  Follow this link to find out how Quan Âm looks now.

5.  On the way to Vũng Tàu.

6.  Line One:  “Người cày có ruộng”
People plough own rice-field.
This is the name given to President Thiệu's land reform policy whereby the government bought land from land owners and gave it to tenant farmers.
Line Two:  Ghi ơn tinh-thần
To record (commemorate?) the moral favour
Line Three:  Hy-sinh của điền chủ
The sacrifice of the landlords
(Best I can do!)

7.  The sign on the middle of this Cao Dai Temple says "Đại-Đạo Tam-Kỳ Phó-Độ."  Translated directly, this means "Third Great Universal Religious Amnesty."  "Đại-Đạo" means "Great Way."  Tam-Kỳ, "Third Period," "Phó" is to announce" and "Độ" is "to save."  The white sign in front has a date, 30 August 1970.  You can find out more about Cao Dai-ism at http://www.caodai.net/

8.  Camp Alpha, Tân Sơn Nhất airport; a processing center for troops arriving and departing Việt Nam.  178th Replacement Co. and 90th Replacement Battalion.

9.  Newstand in Sàigòn

10.  Closeup of the poster seen in 9, above
Vinh dự nay is Honor Now!
(I can't read anything else.)

11.  Traffic and smokes in Sàigòn

12 & 13.  Rides in Sàigòn

14.  Doctor's office, Sàigòn

Thanks to John Lee on vnforum for help with some of these pictures.

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