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Showing posts with label vietnam: ho chi minh. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vietnam: ho chi minh. Show all posts

Monday 15 April 2013

Vietnam : ho chi minh walking tour

Ben Thanh Market

Reunification Palace
















Reunification Palace.
Quite a fun place to visit. We walked to the place from our hotel based on instructions from the hotel stuff.
A good place for photo taking.

Operating hours: Monday - Friday  7:30 am–11:00 am, 1:00 pm–4:30 pm
Entrance fee: 30000 dong







War Remnants Museum
Walked to the war remnants museum from reunification Palace and dropped by Window's Cafe.
There are a lot of information and photos, some very gruesome ones showing the effects of the war. If you are not into these kind of things, can skip this museum.
Operating hours: 0730- 1145 to 1330-1645.Take note that they have a lunch break timing. 
Entrance fee: Around 10000 dong



Notre Dame Catheral.
Just took photos outside.


Saigon Central post Office.

Saigon Opera house








Some of the shopping malls along the way.
Walked in just to enjoy the aircon and get some cold drinks.


Wednesday 3 April 2013

Vietnam: Ho chi Minh Food Restuarant Eats

First proper meal at Ho Chi minh.
Stella restaurant and cafe for Western food and drinks.
Stumble across this restaurant while searching for a cuchi tunnel tour package and I read about it on online.
The food was quite good. The price is reasonable for singapore standard but not for ho chi minh standard.


119-121 Bui Vien, District1
T: (08) 3836 9220

Window's cafe.
Read about it online too.
Walked by it while we were doing our own walking tour.
The food was average..
The music was on full blast with a dj even though we were there for lunch. For people who do not enjoy a peaceful lunch.
Supposed to the happening place in town but I think should be later in the night as those people are still in bed.

12 Alexandre-De-Rhodes, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam




Girls are girls.
 Went for high tea as one of our lunch.
Price is at 285,000 dong. 
All of us took the english exclusive.
The food was slightly above average but we were happy to spend our afternoon lazing in 
the lounge as the weather in ho chi minh was just too hot.

We walked over from our morning shopping and sightseeing walking tour.

88 Dong Khoi Street, District 1
Ho Chi Minh City,
Vietnam

The afternoon tea is available from 2: 30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.
tel: 3 827 2828.
I made a reservation by calling them while I was at ho chi minh through my vietnam number.

Ask for the resturant's wifi password if you are visiting any restaurant. They are usually willing to offer it to you.





My tiger tours or bike tours brought me to this place for desserts. I passed by it again as we went to the supermarket nearby. Decided to have dinner there.
the cheapest and best dinner I have at Ho chi minh.
The sticky rice with drumstick or pork (char siew) is delicious.
The desserts are also yummy.
The menu is available in English but the staff may not under English.
Just point and choose.

Xoi Che Bui Thi Xuan
111 Bui Thi Xuan
District 1, Ho Chi Minh City





Emporio Armani Caffe CAfe
Nothing special. Not really worth the price. Went in for air con and because we were just so curious.



The famous coffee Trung Nguyen.
I never been to one in singpoare so I cant compare the price nor taste.
Just try it out for fun.
If you are buying the coffee powder back home, do not get it from the airport as it cost a lot more.


Another coffee place Highlands Coffee.

Fruits.
Only bought the jackfruits to try. cheap and yummy,
Even manage to bring some home for my parent.s


There are a lot of eateries at shopping mall. Bubble tea, korean bakery, bread papa and ice cream and lots of restaurant.




We did tried out some local roadside snacks. 

The waffle is crispy and delicious. 
The second and the third snack taste around the same. The main difference is the shape. haha.




Family Mart near the hotel.
Bought drinks and icecream.
We bought the doraemon rice roll too.
ABC BAkery.
Aa recommended by a lot of people online. 
bought a few things to try. Not really memorable.
223 - 225 Pham Ngu Lao | District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam