Light load

These 3 wheeled vehicles are excellent for getting down Saigon's tiny lane ways, and are still in service after they were supposed to be banned a few years ago. This one seems relatively lightly loaded compared to what you usually see around town

Paddocks waiting for development

A concrete jungle

Laterite wall

New estate

Bitexico Tower nears completion

Bitexico Tower helipad takes shape

Temple under construction in District 2

Lots of hard hats on this site

Construction shop

I am always interested when a family sets up a shop serving drinks and cigarettes in the middle of a construction zone, as I just don't get the appeal. This lady has all of her belongings off the dirt, but I still cannot imagine it being too clean

Third tower of Saigon Pearl almost finished

Viet Stone

Bitexico Financial Tower still going up

Bitexico Financial Tower

Saigon's tallest building is nearing completion. With its distinctive lotus petal shape it is already an impressive sight on across the city skyline

Saftey first

There seems to have been a dramatic improvement in safety on construction sites, with workers wearing protective equipment, plenty of safety railing, etc, etc. So I was a little surprised to see this new building with no railing at the front of the street.

Goodbye Eden Mall

These two fantastic old buildings form part of the Eden Mall. However they are about to be demolished with the rest of the city block to make way for a new development. There are supposed to be height restrictions in this area so it will be interesting to see what happens

Vincom Center nears completion

The Manor #2 nears completion

Saigon Pearl

New underpass on Nguyen Huu Canh st

Regular readers of this blog will note my continual ranting about the state of Nguyen Huu Canh st, the major thoroughfare between home and downtown. The never ending construction seems to be coming to a close, as the cars now have an underpass separate from the motorbikes. Pundits are already speculating on how the underpass will cope in the wet season, as the height of the underpass is below the Saigon river.