Today I decided to rent a bicycle to get around the city. I think it was a good opportunity since traffic is light in the city due to the holiday. I rode my bike over to Cho Lon (Chinatown). My map in the guidebook didn’t list most of the names of the streets, so it took a while to find what I was looking for. But I made it to Thien Hau Pagoda, Phuoc An Hoi Quan Pagoda, and Quan Am Pagoda.
After stopping for some lunch, I rode my bike over to the Reunification Palace. This was where the president of South Vietnam before the south lost the war. In the basement there were a lot of 1960’s military radio hardware.
I rode my bike down to the Saigon river, even though the handle bars seemed wobbly.. Going through downtown I was amazed how little traffic there was, so it was a good choice taking the bicycle, even though there are almost 7 million people in this city.