Ho Chi Minh City Gets My Lowest Rating

Of all the cities I have visited in Southeast Asia, the former Saigon gets my lowest rating.  Other than  decent shopping, there is not much to do.  The museums are uninteresting.  The best architecture is ho hum.

The major hum is the traffic.  Traffic is a bigger negative here than anywhere in the region.  There are 37 million motor scooters in Vietnam.  All of them seem to be in HCMC.  Not only do drivers make unexpected turns from middle lanes, but they drive on the sidewalk.  Nor do they slow down on sidewalks.  Scooters can come at you during a walk, from either direction, at 30 to 40 miles per hour. Leisurely strolls are impossible.