Arrival Saigon

We left the riverboat in My Tho and drove by bus 1 1/2 hrs to Saigon AKA Hoh Chi Minh City (but not by the locals)! We are staying again at the Sofitel and it is as lovely but different than the other two. It is across from the American Consulate and next to the British Consulate.
As we had been here two years ago touring we decided not to do the same thing again with our group. Instead we took off walking. To our pleasant surprise we are finding Saigon even cleaner and more orderly than before. While one must still cross between the scooters there are frequent traffic lights which are sometimes obeyed! The streets are clean, we watched some being pruned and also found most trees had a number! This means that the family that lives nearest must care for that tree. There are consequences should something happen to it!