CYCLE CULTURE

Saigon -- now HoChiMinh City -- is definitely a two-wheeled culture. From 10 lanes of motorcycles facing you as you scuttle nervously across the broad street, to a symphony of purrs, putt-putts, throaty roars which really form surround-sound here .....to an ancient abandoned bike, now mounted above its replacement. Our friend Peter arrived from New York and we spent the day wandering... to include the tiny Hindu temple with its joyous sculptures, a park with elephantine roots, the chaotic, crowded market building. A land of contrasts, already.