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Saigon Trips- Hochiminh Highlights
Saigon or Hochiminh city, a most busy city in Vietnam, Saigon is some 2000 km away from Hanoi, this parts of Vietnam never has winter season
Saigon-Hochiminh Highlights:
Saigon-Hochiminh city from the sky view
With the colonization of Vietnam by France in 1858 the city officially ceded to the French in 1859.The colonization influence this city heavily, so much so, that it was called “Paris in the Orient”. Many of the old colonial buildings and villas still stand today and hark of those times.
District 1 in Saigon-Hochiminh city
Former Saigon Headquarter, now is the Unification palace, a tourist site in touring Hochiminh city
French architecture is also a big influence in Saigon-Hochiminh city
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saigon city hall
A meeting hall in the former Saigon head-quarter
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T-54 Tank (Russian made) that liberated Saigon in 1975
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Duc Ba Cathedral is located on Han Thuyen Street, facing down Dong Khoi Street
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Saigon-Hochiminh city
Saigon-Hochiminh city
Saigon-Hochiminh city
A helicopter was used by the former Saigon President Thieu before 1975
A status of Hochiminh at the front of Nha Rong where he departed a long trip to find the way rescue the Nation
Shop owners in Ben Thanh Market, saigon
Ben thanh Market in saigon
Ben Thanh Market is an indispensable part in a Saigon City tour. The clock tower over the main entrance to what was formerly known as Les Halles Centrale is the symbol of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City nowadays), and the market might as well be, too. Ben Thanh market has long been one of Saigon’s famous landmarks. Opened first in 1914, the market is very crowded, a boon for pickpockets with its narrow, one-way aisles, and loaded with people clamoring to sell you cheap goods and postcards. There are so many people calling out to you that you will feel like the belle of the ball or a wallet with legs. Watch for pickpockets.
Out front, near the main entrance, find lots of knockoff brand-name clothes, and farther in is a number of small souvenir stands. Toward the back are a few small cafes. This food section of the market is far more interesting. The section offers a wide range of products including pickled vegetables, ducks, crab, scorpion wine, Calvin Klein knockoffs, rice, flip-flops, coffee and tea. The wet market at the far back, with its selection of meat, fish, produce, and flowers, is interesting and hassle free; no one will foist a fish on you. Even if you are not in a mood to shop, getting around the market is also a great experience. The market has cleaned itself up for the tourists over the years, which is a shame because the added hygiene comes at the cost of the market's old charm and raw authenticity. In open-air stalls surrounding the market are some nice little eateries that open just as the market itself starts closing down, and this is, in fact, one of the best places to try authentic local cuisine. The adventurous can sample good local specialties like rice dishes, noodle soup, bun dishes of vermicelli noodles, or ice cream and dessert for next to nothing.
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Saigon opera house
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Saigon city hall
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T54 tank at the front of Saigon former palace
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