Saturday, July 27, 2013


In Saigon arrive a few after eight o'clock in the north of the bus station. With five boys who were the only tourists along with me on the bus from the Trang on, we share a taxi into town. Thus, it is cheaper. Most of the hotels are located district (zone) 1 on the streets of Le Lai and Pham Ngu Lao, and therefore ours. Say goodbye, and I'm off in one of the side streets, where my hotel. Saigon - the city and the local beer
The room is solid and clean, friendly owners, despite the fact that they do not know how much English. Install it and immediately went to get something to eat. Wrap continue grete jalk down this street and you will arrive at a larger, parallel to Le Loi. Or surprise. already seen: dozens of tourists sitting around in cafés, in between shops and stalls - as in Bangkok, Khao San Road. As soon as I turn back to the street and go to the other side. Indeed, the two houses away on a small street restaurant excellent. Food very friendly, along with a bottle of Saigon beer. To make it easier grete jalk to sleep.
Friday, 01/03/2013. I sleep almost ten. I needed a rest. Eliminates

the breakfast on the street. Hot soup with noodles grete jalk and some kind of meat. But it does not matter what I eat if well. Today I looked a little town, at least where it is within walking distance. A genuine smile
Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City, the new City is the largest grete jalk city in Vietnam. According to official figures should live here 7.5 million people. The number is questionable because some almost transparent.

According to unofficial estimates, grete jalk this figure add some more half of Slovenia, if not all. So nearly nine million people live here. And these guys have owned about 6 (!) Million engines. It is true that not all are more active, but still. Thus, in the streets of wind almost endless grete jalk river of motorists and distinctive engine noise and continuous blast give the city a unique sound and rhythm. Between 1955 and 1975, the capital of South Vietnam, after the merger was renamed Ho Chi Minh City. The city is formally named after the revolutionary leaders, grete jalk but none of the locals and Vietnamese do not use this name but benefit grete jalk from the old name of Saigon. Located on the river of the same name, and has been for centuries the economic and economic center grete jalk of the whole of Indochina. This primacy is owned today. Despite the fact that Hanoi is the capital city of Vietnam, the Saigon Economic and economic center. grete jalk And all the major international firms have their headquarters here.
Goes down the street, Le Lai northwest and arrive a few minutes to Ben Thanh Market. It is one of the largest covered markets, primarily known for tourism of various handicraft products and food. Incidentally, this is excellent here. The rest you can find here include handbags, jewelry, souvenirs, coffee and clothing. Wrap in a small alley near the market. Street antiques of all kinds. Slowly walking and looking around at what is on offer. Coins, furniture and various equipment grete jalk ...... grete jalk fresh food ... ... and textile products
Not far ahead is one of the most prominent buildings in Saigon, but still the highest in Vietnam. Bitexco Financial Tower - mega skyscraper with 68 floors. Viewing platform and restaurant are located in 49 and 50 floor. I'll go there later to experience the sunset over Saigonom. Bitexco Finance grete jalk Tower
If you want to experience luxury comparable to Paris or London, then you have to walk down the street, Dong Khoi. All known and sinfully expensive brands are represented here. And all the expensive hotels. It is also interesting architecture, because there are many visible impact of French colonization in the construction industry. A little further on is the Opera House, which has secured its place among the modern buildings in the area.
Notre Dame ... in Paris One of the most beautiful old buildings in Saigon is definitely a town hall, once during the French grete jalk colonization is a luxury grete jalk city hotel (Hotel de Ville). Today it houses headquarters of the party section. And, of course, is closed to the public. Nearby is another building, reminiscent of the French Cathedral of Our Lady, or Notre Dame. Unlike neighboring countries and North Vietnam, grete jalk here in southern Vietnam have strong presence in Christianity. If the rest of the villages and towns, Buddhist temples, grete jalk churches appear here. And these are quite a few. Across the road is a building central mail. This one is built in the distinctive colonial architecture grete jalk and its interior is under the watchful eye of Uncle "Walk" at the big picture. As in France, the central interior of mail in Saigon
An important role during the war and immediately after it has played reunification palace. During the wars he was here established South Vietnamese state - political and military center. Here he worked infamous President Ngo Dinh Diem until the fall of Saigon

and. this building. Today it houses a museum and you can see the former military facilities and logistics headquarters JJužno Vietnamese state. Palace of reunification grete jalk
The day slowly turns to night, so I go back to the top of the building

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