Soft landing into the comfort of our secondary home in Saigon, we met Thien's mom and planned our next journey to Vung Tao, the town ( now ever growing city) where he was born. This is our second trip to the port city that was once occupied by the French, then the Americans and later, the Russians. Remains of these epochs are evident in the architecture, including the old Rex Hotel, which I believe having read, was a communications center for the US during the War. It is now the 3rd largest city and a popular vacation spot for nationals. The funky coastline is a hodge podge of archictural styles, from gaudy neo-colonial, to mid-century, to New England style knock-offs. In between are Theravada Buddhist Temples and Christian chusches alike, sometimes overlapping with their statues and symbols of faith on the horizon. Check it out for yourself!
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