Photo Friday – A Ho Ho Ho Chi Minh Christmas
I had two bittersweet Christmases in Ho Chi Minh City. Bitter because I was so far from my family, sweet because I was in an amazing and exotic city with many new adventurous friends (and Darling Man for the second one.)
Downtown Saigon was filled with flashing lights (sponsored by Heinekin one year), balloon sellers, santa suits and packed packed PACKED with motorbikes. Even though it was well over 30 degrees, kids of all sizes were dolled up in santa suits.
The kids were so cute it was all I could do not to eat them up!
And then there were the crazy Christmas decorations…
Oh, I’m homesick for Ho Chi Minh City this Christmas.
15 years ago
By: Barbara
A career girl who dropped out, traveled, found love, and never got around to going home again. Now wrangling a cross-cultural relationship and two third culture kids.
Just goes to show that Christmas can be fun. And the little ones are really cute. Their serious demeanor is so touching.
Best wishes for the Christmas and Holiday season!
Belated wishes to you John. Have a happy new year.
Oh the kids in Santa suits are way too cute! I didn’t realize there would be so many Christmas decorations in Ho Chi Minh, interesting. When I lived in Thailand, Christmas was celebrated as a party, rather than actual Christmas. Happy Holidays!
Belated happy holidays to you too, Laurel.
Adorable photos! Interesting how the notion of Santa is becoming universal.
Great pics! Kind of a surreal Christmas setting and the little Santa is just way too cute.
I like the peek into Asia. Great title for your post, too!
Thanks Sonja!
HCMC at Christmas looks like madness! i’ve been in Bangkok at Christmas and it was such a non-event.
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Oh Bethany, Christmas in Vietnam is crazy! I’m really looking forward to “Kiss-Mas” this year, as Miss M is calling it.