Saigon surprised us.
We had heard it was a sprawling, dirty, gritty city.
We found an exciting, vibrant, youthful place full of ENERGY!
Mateo was there for work so the hotel was great.
Right in the middle of the 1st district with this amazing view:
We couldn't help but appreciate the
FRENCH influence in the city.
Notre Dame Cathedral:
The Opera House may as well have been in Europe.
Tree-lined boulevards reminiscent of Paris.
Strolling around the Ban Tanh market
was one of my favorite things to do:
Mooncakes were selling like crazy:
One of our fav foodie experience - Vietnamese BBQ!
After grilling our meats, we rolled it up in rice paper with veggies and noodles.
I love these images of Saigon:
amazing pictures! so fun to travel with your best friend. makes me excited to go to saigon. and wow...that elephant fish! you are adventurous girl!
ReplyDeleteWhat serendipity to share this trip with Mateo. A few of the market scenes definitely reminded me of Cambodia. Today I had lunch with a few women, one born in Thailand but raised in Laos. Great to get to know her. I needed that little exchange. EXCEPT we were eating in a Mexican restaurant!
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