Waitangi Day

Our last full day in Saigon was 2 September, a national holiday. 2 September 1945 was the day Ho Chi Minh declared independance from France. Some people told us that the day was of great significance and the cause for much celebration. Others told us they were not communists and it meant nothing to them except that it was  a day off work. There was an official bash at the central roundabout that night but it seemed to us most people just loaded the family onto their scooter and drove around for the night. Might have been  celebrated more up North. Like Waitangi Day.....same, same.....