Visiting the "suburbs" of Saigon

Saigon is a sprawling big city. The place we are staying in is pretty close to downtown, but we were invited to visit a home on the outskirts of the city. It's a new development, so there's a little more space per house to build, but they do seem to build right next to each other. Also your house is based on the land area, not actual square footage, so a lot of people expand by building up.

Road into the neighborhood! The little ramp is for your moped to go into your house.

Mom loves cats! These cats were short tails too.

The front courtyard is the parking area too!

Upstairs bedroom - rather like a futon

Stairs to the upper floor

This is lunch. Seafood hotpot with fresh greens and fish. The yellow bowl has ice cubes for drinks. Mom is making sure the pot doesn't boil over.
Nobody seems to bother with tables or chairs, I think they just take up too much space.

Kids are kids everywhere.

The little neighbor boy probably didn't know he's in the picture!