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 Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam travel tales
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| D Babor |
15 August 2005 |
Stayed at New Epoch Hotel - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
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Perhaps not the best time to travel to HCMC. Most of the time, it rained during my stay. I had to cancel my intended trip to the Mekong Delta as the weather was not compatible. Lesson learned: always be familiar with the local weather details before embarking on a trip to a foreign land.
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| D Smith |
11 August 2005 |
Stayed at Majestic Hotel - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
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People at the market stalls were great as were the people generally - we will visit Vietnam again for sure. The mekong delta was great fun - do that trip but watch out for the rain - it's amazing but very heavy - buy the cheap poncho US army style macs at the American Market. The war museum is an eye opener and worth a visit - it's smaller than I thought it would be but to the point. The cu chi tunnels were good - have a shot of an AK47 - it's pretty cheap and well worth 10 shots. Go the the restaurant opposite the old imperial palace - the busy one not the posh looking one - its cheap and fabulous! Taxis are the way to go - cheap and good - and get a metered one from the airport - not one you are solicited for - they rip you off.
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| A Gyure |
08 August 2005 |
Stayed at Empress Hotel Ho Chi Minh City - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
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Do yourself a favor and attend the evening traditional Vietnamese musical concert and fashion show at SI HOANG, a tea salon located on the street just behind Saigon's famous City Hall building. For only $15.00 US per person, you get to sample gourmet teas and snacks while hearing talented musicians play extremely rare instruments (like a unique stone xylophone and beautiful violin made out of a stalk of bamboo) and seeing professional models wearing ancient Vietnamese textiles in intimate, charming, and very atmospheric surroundings. Best of all, it is not cheesy or touristy like a lot of things in Vietnam can be. CAN'T RECOMMEND THIS ENOUGH!
For dinner I highly recommend Luong Son Quan. I like to eat where the locals do--off the beaten track from the tourist circuit, and you won't find any foreigners here, just really well prepared Vietnamese cuisine that is delicious and very safe. Their specialty is a wonderful marinated beef that you grill yourself on a handy table top charcoal grill, accompanied by a nice mustard sauce. For the more adventurous diner, there are also many exotic dishes like deep fried scorpion or grilled field rat!
Best (cheapest) way to get around Saigon is by motorbike or cyclo (bicycle pedaled rickshaw) but BE SURE TO AGREE ON A PRICE BEFORE YOU EMBARK! Same goes for taxi cabs - most of them in Saigon don't seem to be metered!
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| Z Kelly |
01 August 2005 |
Stayed at Empress Hotel Ho Chi Minh City - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
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We visited the war remants museum, one sided but still very eye-opening, the Bin Tanh market - crazy busy but great bargains and all around the Dhong Khoi area is great shopping. Lemon Grass restaurant (just off Dhong Khoi St) had some lovely Vietnamese food and we ate in Camargue and Le Jardin French restaurants, the former somewhat more expensive but amazing food and setting.
Also worth a look is the Fine Arts Museum, set in a beautiful building (French style) and if you go down the corridors and not just the main rooms, there is a wealth of ornaments and paintings to be seen. A find are the 2 galleries selling art at the bottom of this museum.
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| L Lipovich |
11 July 2005 |
Stayed at Empress Hotel Ho Chi Minh City - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
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Street merchants in Saigon are unwilling to bargain despite there not being many tourists around. For best-priced food and souvenirs try the Pha Nga Lao area near the Sahara Bar. Some taxis have doctored meters showing absurd amounts to fool tourists -- problem easily resolved by getting the doorman or greeter at your destination to talk to the driver, though. Don't miss the Cu Chi Tunnels daytrip and the War Remnants Museum. Beware of limited direction signs and lack of spoken English throughout the city.
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| J Ratner |
13 June 2005 |
Stayed at Duxton Hotel Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
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HCM is great. Important to realize that the historical sites themselves are really secondary. The city itself is the most important site of all! Fantastic.
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| R Kircher |
03 June 2005 |
Stayed at Continental Hotel - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
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Definitely make the trip out to the Cu Chi tunnels.
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| J Baker |
31 May 2005 |
Stayed at Riverside Hotel Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
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HCMC is a great place, although traffic very hectic. When crossing the road don't hesitate or you will never make it. KHAI Silk was a great store for handbags, although expensive.
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| M Van der kolk |
23 May 2005 |
Stayed at Continental Hotel - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
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I made intersesting tours to the tunnels of Cu Chi and to the Mekong Delta.
I had an outstanding 'fusion' dinner in the main restaurant of hotel Caravelle.
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| G Yee leng |
16 May 2005 |
Stayed at Asian Hotel - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
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Ngon restaurant at 138 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia, just across the road from the Reunification Palace is an excellent place to try a wide variety of local foods.
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