Saigon, its Jumping

    Ifthetraffic doesnt get you the hawkers will.  You get off the bus and they are ready and waiting.      Three hour trip up the  Rive r Saigon was levely in the early morning.  Fisherman hauling their nets while freighters loaded with containers passed on the other side.   As we approached our berth a dozen dancing girl were twirling their umbrellas .  We toured the history mueum which proved that the delta was settled in prehistory.   Thena performance of the Water Puppets  dancing on a water stage.  The story goes that the area is flooded for four months of the year so they had to figure out some entertainment.   Then the former preidental Palace with conference rooms seating 100.  An underground war room was such alabyrinth that 6 of us got lost for 20 minutes.     Lunch was at a glamorous French restaurant  Maxims  but it was totally Vietnamese.  Seven courses but I couldnt sat what we were eating..  Then the Post Office where you could make phone calls but it was 5 am in New York, so I passed.