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Arrive at departure hall and get ready for checked in. Not much problem using traveloka, yet you can enjoy additional discount apart from buying the lowest possible price ticket. Checked in 3 units baggage with less than 30kg in total. After then queue for passport verification, and heading towards to waiting area. Assigned at gate... Continue Reading →
The Vinasun Taxi, could be the best taxi services I encountered. After we had some tea break at Highland Coffee located at 187 Phạm Ngũ Lão, Quận 1, Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam, walking distance about 6 minutes from the Blue River Hotel, we went back to the hotel location to take our checked-out bag, at... Continue Reading →
We go to the nearby famous coffee franchise, the Highland Coffee. Price is slightly cheaper than Starbuck, and much more delicious too. Its cold coffee taste is unbeatable, one cup can fill your eagerness for the coffee.
After buy something at Ben Thinh market, we walked to The Cafe Apartment, for about 12 minutes. Mid way we go to change currency afraid if it couldn't enough for the expenses. Bear in mind that our 100RM currency note has more exchange value compared to the 50RM. The 5RM, 10RM, 20RM, has different exchange... Continue Reading →
Late evening about 7.50pm we visited the Tan Dinh Market (Chợ Tân Định) by taking bus from Co-OpMart (Nguyen Dinh Chieu Co-OpMart). I give 20,000 đ to the ticket seller, and he returns me the balance, one more thing, HCMC citizens are so honest. Good. 3 of us just 6,000 đ only. Nearby there we... Continue Reading →
Visited the supermarket for 2nd times at different branches. This time at Nguyen Dinh Chieu Co-OpMart, found something here where I feel very curious because the same brand item with two different product philosophy. Looks carefully the potato chip packaging, smaller one with Malaysia Halal institution certified, and the bigger one without this. Wondering if... Continue Reading →
Views in the Independence Palace - Ambassador Chamber. Great lighting and nice view.
A huge waiting room. Quotes from the info board: "In the first of the two presidential reception rooms, the President's chair is placed on a platform in front of a striped panel symbolizing the flag of the Republic of Viet Nam. Facing the President's throne-like seat is a chair intended for the guest of honour.... Continue Reading →
An office for president. Quotes from the info board: "Nguyen Van Thieu was born in year 1923 in Tri Thuy village, Ninh Hai district, Ninh Thuan province. He was trained at national officer's school at Da Lat and subsequently in USA and France. Having taking part in coup detat against President Diem in November 1963,... Continue Reading →
Such a spacious conference hall always ended with positive meeting objective. Good.
After visiting the Notre Dame Cathedral and Saigon Central Post Office, We go to nearby McDonald's to try our first time McDonald's at HCMC. So happy the McDonald's at Vietnam have serving pork burger as well, similar with many other developing and developed countries like Thailand, China, Hong Kong, USA, UK, but not like in... Continue Reading →
There are people nearby walkway of the Ho Chi Minh City Museum, I come across with people hanging coconuts and "he" didn't approached you by selling directly to you. For me, he "talking" to you; gain your attention, and "reminding" to you, telling you to be careful and keep your hand phone in your bag;... Continue Reading →
We walked from Noble Dame Cathedral at 9.11am and arrived at Saigon Central Post Office about 9.14am. It is a side opposite building between Cathedral and Central Post Office. There you could buy a lot of miniatures with cheaper price, but you still need to look around. Over here, the HCMC, those items sells at... Continue Reading →
Today is our son birthday so we treat him a famous Vietnamese ice cream, the Fanny ice cream, instead of Baskin Robin ice cream. He chosen the coffee and the durian ice cream become the ice man and with added "Happy Birthday" wordings on the small plate. After that since the ice cream is so... Continue Reading →
We started our 3th day Vietnam travel log with Full Day Tour Cu Chi Tunnel and Mekong Delta, organized by The Sinh Tourist. We get ready everything at 6.10am, and walked from Blue River Hotel to The Sinh Tourist Office. Journey takes about 20 minutes. We get on to the bus and bus departed at... Continue Reading →
The 2nd stop is at meal stall with some selling coffees and small eating. We had the stop and we bought something to fill out stomach. Pork Pau at 25,000 đ, Coffee at 30,000 đ, Pan Cake 30,000 đ, Light-Grilled Fish Ball at 20,000 đ per stick. We bring the balance Pan Cake back and... Continue Reading →
Comparatively, the Futa sleeping bus (130,000 đ) is much more better than the Sinh Tourist Sleeping bus (119,000 đ). Please consider to take Futa sleeping bus it is slightly expensive, worth for your 5.5 hours journey. The Sinh Tourist sleeping bus, you don't have enough leg room rest. And very narrow space in normal and... Continue Reading →
We joined "The Sinh" half day tour early morning 4.30am to 8.30am We started our journey first at White Sand dune (larger sand dune), then Red Sand dune, location HERE, after that we head to Fishing Village (local called it Hom Rom Beach) located at HERE, then the last is the Fairy Steam, location HERE.... Continue Reading →
