THIS WEEK, I spent a day and a bit thinking about a grand old building we can easily take for granted here in Saigon. The Central Post Office, constructed between 1886 and 1891, is one of the city’s most famous landmarks from the French colonial period. For many of us that means it’s routinely dismissed as a place for tourists in conical hats and photo shoots.
I'm a fan of the maps (and the fans). Did you happen to wander by the Bangkok GPO in your travels? Not as grand, and it is confusingly not central to anything in particular. It makes me appreciate how central and well-framed the Saigon GPO is with the church.
That made me nostalgic for somewhere I have never been. Another good one..
Thanks Phil. Writing it also made me nostalgic for a time which I never experienced!
I'm a fan of the maps (and the fans). Did you happen to wander by the Bangkok GPO in your travels? Not as grand, and it is confusingly not central to anything in particular. It makes me appreciate how central and well-framed the Saigon GPO is with the church.
Yeah the maps (and the fans) are ace. Haven’t been to the Bangkok one. Next time I’m over I’ll check it out.