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Date: 31 October 2019

I began my last day in Ho Chi Minh City with a visit to the Saigon Skydeck at the Bitexco Financial Tower.

Bitexco financial tower grey skies — It was time to move on

Once the rain had subsided, I carried my tripod and walked to Nguyen Hue street.

Ho Chi Minh city junction Vietnam — This was my final evening in the city formerly known as Sai Gon… even though all the shop signs still use Sai Gon

I had already been there but I decided to shoot more timelapse sequences.

The Cafe apartment building Saigon Vietnam — I shot another timelapse of the famous The Cafe Apartment building

Lotus fountain Nguyen Hue street Vietnam — As the sun set, people were crowded around a fountain

Lotus fountain Nguyen Hue Vietnam — The lotus is the national flower of Vietnam

Lotus fountain Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam — The lights change colours

Next, I set up my tripod in front of the People’s Committee Building.

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Date: 31 October 2019

Today was my last full day in Ho Chi Minh City. There wasn’t much else left in my itinerary that I wanted to see. All except a visit to the Saigon Skydeck at Bitexco Financial Tower. At 262 m (860 ft), 68 storeys tall, I thought Bitexco Financial Tower was the tallest building in Vietnam but currently that title is held by another skyscraper in Ho Chi Minh City, the 461.2 m (1,513 ft) tall Vincom Landmark 81.