A glimpse of everyday life aboard a public bus in Ho Chi Minh City , still widely known by its former name, Saigon. Passengers sit quietly as the bus moves through the busy streets of the city, where motorbikes dominate the traffic outside the windows. Public buses are an important and affordable means of transportation for many residents, connecting neighborhoods across this vast and energetic metropolis. Scenes like this reveal the ordinary rhythm of urban life in Ho Chi Minh City and generally in Vietnam where modern development and traditional street culture coexist in constant motion.