Jul 10, 2006

Parking Matters

Oh my god, Italy won the world cup. Thanks to the 4am finish I'm not too fresh.

Raiders beat Olympique Saigon once again, match report up here.

In Saigon there are kodak moments at every corner. It's only occasionaly I get to snap them, when I find the odd hour or so to drive around and take some amateurish pictures.

Sunday afternoon is a nice time to be out about in Saigon. Not so mad on the roads. Here you see one of the many many parking spots for all those Honda dreams....


Don't worry about the bike, just drop it off with the attendant and he'll write you a ticket and park it for you. The fee is 2000 dong at most places - thats 12 cents or 6.7 pence. Not bad when I think of the price of parking back home. Also remember that a vast majority of shops, restaurants, hotels and offices have their own designated parking spots. Beware however of just leaving your bike on the pavement when there is no official parking area. It's a common site to see the green uniformed traffic police come along in their truck and load as many illegally parked bikes into the back as they can. Have fun getting it back.....!

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