With its crowds, noise, tall buildings and traffic, Saigon is a version of any big city. There are familiar franchises like Pizza Hut, Baskin Robbins and KFC as well as upscale designer shops.
These, however, are not my cup of tea. It is much more fun to explore local markets to find special treasures
and to have one, or maybe two, fruit smoothies. Sure wish I knew what the magic of those drinks is!
If shopping isn’t your thing, there are plenty of other sites to see. The Reunification Palace is interesting as is the Post Office with its beautiful French inspired architecture and Notre Dame with its towering steeples. Ho Chi Mihn sits in a restful garden near the lovely opera house.
The War Remnants Museum draws many visitors, however, in view of its very one sided presentation of a war many of us Americans didn’t like and that represented lost friends, it’s a little hard to take. A few minutes and I was out of there. Enough said!
The best thing about Saigon was getting to meet Jeanne who writes Collage of Life which was one of my first introductions to the world of blogs. We spent a delightful morning peeking into some of her favorite places and trying to crowd much conversation into a short period of time. Isn’t it amazing what doors open through our blogs?
Saigon is the last stop for us on this incredible journey and you know what, I think it’s time to think about going home. I am so glad we shared the adventure together.
i so appreciate your visit and the comments you leave behind
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