After this experience, we needed fresh air, and felt we could best find it at the Ben Thanh Market, which is inside and takes up a city block, having the full range of ‘whatever you want to buy.’ (see Freezer Fruit, If The Shoe Fits, In The Clutch, Pretty Flowers A-Rose, Something’s Fishy & Anybody’s Guess, for samples)   What intrigued me most, however, was the vendors, who came in all styles, from “almost attacking us” to” almost really laid back” (see Nap-ster, noting the young woman in the green t-shirt on the lower right).  Across the street were housing options for those who just wanted to be first in line each day for the market’s opening (see Viet Congdo).

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