Café Culture

I'm sorry, but this whole café exploration thing is just too exciting. This beautiful, beautiful Saigon café was not only beautiful, it was also open during Tet when loads of other things were closed:

Yes, I will drink my orange and dill leaf tea here, and write some birthday cards and eat curry. I will!  Thank you South East Asia for being really, quite delightful. 

In other news, Vietnam was a bit upset that I made such a big deal of Singapore's NY, so let's give their decorations some media coverage (albeit brief, blocked by tourists and taken from a still running scooter):

Horses and stopwatch. 

Wasn't aware that Saigon had won the Olympic bid...