Two Morning Runs in Ho Chi Minh

I stayed in Ho Chi Minh City for several days and could go for nice runs on Saturday and Monday.

A statue of Ho Chi Minh in front of People's Committee Building.

At Hon Vien Van Hoa Park, many people were exercising.

The entrance to Saigon Zoo.

Tall new residential buildings are being constructed by Rach Thi Nghe Canal.

A street vendors by the canal.

Many people exercising to the music.

I thought whoever that drew this was very artistic.

A poster showed what the development will look like when it is finished.

Construction workers were coming to the site.

Some sort of slogan posters with the wise old man as a great symbol.

Old cannons were displayed by Saigon River.

A statue of a legendary great general - Tran Hua Dao.

Monday morning traffic.

A gasoline station.

Le Van Tam Park - used to be a cemetery.

Badminton is very popular.

Many people walking in the park.

War Remnants Museum.

Captured US war machines.

A street fruit vendor.

A huge subway construction project is on going.

A Japanese gyoza restaurant.

A Run in Upper Newport Bay

Saturday morning, I could go for a fairly long run along the east side of Upper Newport Bay area.

A nice bike trail by San Diego Creek.

The bridge of Jamboree Road crossing San Diego Creek.

Fishermen at Upper Newport Bay.

Upper Newport Bay Nature Reserve.

One of the signs by East Bluff Road.

A road that leads to Back Bay Drive.

An airplane took off from John Wayne Airport.

Cacti.

An expert of the Nature Preserve assisting visitors.

A sign for the ecological reserve.

A long cliff on the other side (west side) of the bay.

A sign for Big Canyon Nature Park.

The park.

A trail leads back to the residential area.

Corona Del Ray High School.

Very nice tree lines.

One of the signs for UC Irvine.

Aldrich Park in the university.

Mason Park is peaceful.

San Bruno + Milbrae Run

I stayed by San Francisco International Airport this week.  I had enough time to put in semi-long run mostly in San Bruno and a bit in Milbrae on the late afternoon of Wednesday.

Downtown San Bruno.

A cute fountain and pictures by local artists.

The Caltrain station.

An airplane took off from the airport.

A big hill - San Bruno Avenue West - about 3 km long and 150 meter climb!

Pretty lilies.

A sign at the entrance of San Andreas Trail.

A herd of deer in the park.

San Andreas Lake.

A sign prohibits flying cameras.

Unpaved part of the trail.

The trail is right by I-280.

The gate was about to be closed at the sunset.

A beautiful view - I was in Milbrae.

Could see the airport and SF Bay.

The hill coming down was VERY steep.

Apples, I suppose.

Palm trees at the sunset.