morning breakfast at ngoc minh hotel
-french bread
-egg/ butter/ strawberry jam
-banana/ watermelon/ pineapple
-vietnam coffee
we will be having this for the following few days!
After breakfast, we went to the sinh tourist to booked our trip to mui ne (VND 3,269,000 for 3 ppl).
Then, we start our journey walking in HCMC.
1. People's Committee Headquarters
- a french style building but public cant go in to visit
- there's HO CHI MINH with a girl in the middle of the garden in front the building
2. Notre Dame Cathedral
- build on 1877-1883, 40m height
- all materials (even a skru) to belief is from france.
3. General Post Office
- since 1892
- 1st french post office in vietnam
Went to lunch at the other PHO 24 outlet. the food taste better than the 1st we tasted at pham ngu lao.
4. Reunification Palace
- build in 1966
- 30.4.1975 saigon give up, and the structure still look as in 1975.
1st lesson to learn:- do not talk to strangers
Be careful of those ppl selling coconuts and drinks along the roadside. they are very friendly to u at 1st, and force u to buy drinks from them. kena potong: 2 coconut for VND 50,000.
5. War Remnants museum (ticket price: VND 15,000/ person)
- show a lot of photos during war time. cruel..sad..really pity them..
We went to KFC for 2nd lunch..and Highland coffee to taste the vietnam coffee with milk, ice apple tea, ice cafe, and a piece of passionfruit cake.
6. Ben Thanh Market
- since 1914, 11,000 sf, biggest indoor market in vietnam
- 4 exit and selling all kinds of things
We went to a vietnam restaurant to have our dinner and enjoy the night life at 'crazy buffalo'
06 April 2011
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