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Every day I return home by crossing the Thu Thiem bridge. I look forward to seeing this view each time. Is the tide in or out? Will there be lots of boats or none? 
This scene was captured about two weeks ago just as the season was changing from the wet season to the dry. It's about 3-4pm and the watery sun is trying to burn through the humid haze that's hanging over the city. Massive sand barges are moving their daily loads up and down the river and one lonely little sampan is chugging upstream.
In the evening this bridge provides a perfect vantage point for the city lights and courting couples gather to admire the view, followed, as ever, by an army of vendors of fruit, local hot snacks and rice dishes.
At the far end (not the city end) of the bridge, makeshift cafes pop up every evening after dark, so people can meet their friends amongst the rubble and detritus of a demolished neighbourhood and watch the traffic go by from the comfort of sun loungers (no less) lined up along the side of the road as if it were the beach! I have not yet sampled this cultural delight myself but I reckon you shouldn't knock it until you've tried it! I will let you know..............
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