HO CHI MIN CITY

Wayan drove us back the the airport for our Indonesia Air Asia flight back to Singapore.  We stayed one night in the hostel we have always used when staying in Singapore.  Early the next morning we were up to catch a taxi back to the airport where we were going to fly to Ho Chi Min CIity (the old Saigon) with David and Sam.  We used another of the discount airlines, Jetstar Pacific.

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Airbus 320 at Singapore Airport - Changi

The Cinnammon Hotel

We stayed at the Cinnamon Hotel in the centre of the city.  Note how tall and thin the building is, presumable because taxes are based on the size of the footprint.  Also look at the tangle of electrical wires.

We spent the balance of the day walking around the city. We started out at the Ben Thanh Market, rated as one to the major tourist attractions.  When you are there it is obvious why this is the case.  It is very large and has every imaginable item for sale, with many merchants eager for your money.

Every one a genuine Rolex

The city is a mixture of old colonial buildings and very modern towers.

This is the Municipal Theatre also known as the Saigon Opera House

This is the Basilica of Our Lady of The Immaculate Conception.   All the materials were directly imported from France like the red bricks of the outside walls.  There was a wedding in progress

Another well known tourist attraction is the Central Post Office which is one of the oldest buildings in Ho Chi Minh City. It was built around 1886 – 1891, based on the design of Gustave Eiffel.

It has a magnificent roof

At least you always know the time all over the world

Ho CHI Min City is at the centre of the map

Afternoon tea break

Our evening meal was at Cyclo Resto, near the hotel, which 

served an excellent and very reasonably priced Vietnamese meal.  Service was efficient and the set meal arrived almost immediately.  The restaurant was down a narrow alley, hard to find.  Notable were the walls that were covered in customers' writing, praising the food and everything else.  There were a number of drawn Canadian flags.  We had a good evening there.

End of Part 9 of 16