French style-Ho Chi Minh City (Viet Nam travel v)

French style-Ho Chi Minh

Each visited Viet Nam will have this feeling: Viet Nam of the North like China, the South like France.

As the first town in the South of Ho Chi Minh City has seen far east of Paris, France still is the most dense urban flavor, than we imagined to internationalization. Walked in the urban area, a modern stylish hotel, with a huge poster of lv stores showed that Viet Nam and the world of development, but also let us feel strong exotic blend of Eastern and Western culture.

Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City used to be called from the lover "," Miss Saigon "such a classic, we already Picturing a Saigon.

Though as early as 1976, Sai has been renamed Ho Chi Minh City, but a deep love for her old downtown with the style of the we still like to call her "Sai".

France were built up painstakingly in Sai Kung, numerous beautiful French-style buildings, but also the French lifestyle and taste imprinted in the hands and everything in between.

Here to save with a lot of France colonial architecture, Ho Chi Minh City's most famous landmark, the city centre of Red Church is typical of the Roman architectural style, modelled on the Paris Notre design, styling and well proportioned, majestic, is France colonial period left souvenirs. Construction of the Church of red brick all shipped from France, so far without fading. The garden in front of the Church on the square, stands a weight of up to 4 tons of Church of the Virgin Mary statue, covered with fine carvings outside porch, internal surrounding each shrine, sculpture and decoration. The Catholic Church still in use, on Sundays and religious holidays, there will be many religious congregation. Viet Nam, Ho Chi Minh City still in the business of the post office is said to have completely mimic the fair building, roof painted glass Windows have distinct characteristics of France. The Town Hall and Ho Chi Minh Museum, because of its magnificent revolution of architectural scale and rich French classical temperament as Viet Nam young favorite wedding location.

Viet Nam's diet is France, coffee and pastry has long been a favorite of Viet Nam, Ho Chi Minh City of this characteristic is particularly outstanding.

Unique drip coffee, Viet Nam in special glass with close on the ground in a thick layer of coffee powder, rushed into the hot water, are patiently waiting for coffee one drop a drop fell into the Cup, and cup of sweetened condensed milk melts together so that the coffee tastes rich and lingering aftertaste. In the spring system killed aroma in quietly, so the endless hours of leisure in the modern city has a rare, perhaps only France and France in Viet Nam people can have such a luxury.

Night of Ho Chi Minh is full of charm.

Find a bar, when you get to know about the travel companions, you will be able to relax in the State of open today Kung taste and vitality.

Travel gonglue

1. the Red Church time non-mass may also be open to visitors free of charge, but closes at noon.

Ho Chi Minh revolution Museum tickets $ 1, war crime Museum tickets 10000 Viet Nam shield.

2. various kinds of advanced hotel occupies one of the best view of the city centre.

Backpackers enjoy guest house is set in the vicinity of the old street Pham, inexpensive, convenient, normal standard room 15-20 USD/day. Van 5 Argyle Street frontage on the more expensive the hotel, surrounded by small streets and lanes of cheaper.

3. Ho Chi Minh City's airport is located in the city centre, 7 km, taxi General asking price of $ 5-7.

From city to airport you can book a car in the hotel.

4. shopping is mainly concentrated in the bin Cheng market and Pham roadside shops in the vicinity of the old streets.

Bin Cheng Ho Chi Minh City, the market is the biggest trading market, food, household products, crafts, various souvenirs range, quality, offer space for larger. You can also purchase in the market, the storekeeper-Italian coffee beans can be ground into the spot for you coffee powder and bag to bring back home. Ordinary coffee 500 g price of about $ 2-3. Markets also Viet Nam dettol coffee containers sold.

Considerations

1. every year from October to April is the best season of Viet Nam tourism, you can avoid the annoying during the rainy season, when spring comes, it is possible to catch up with Hanoi in new year's day Festival festive spring activities.

2. to Viet Nam travel visa is very good, as long as ready passport, 1 photo, 350 Yuan, Chinese Embassy in Viet Nam to fill out a request form, 4 working days to complete.

Flying entry does not require a health certificate.

3. in Viet Nam to various cities, can participate in the local travel agency organization 1 to many days.

Travel agencies can provide full service, but cannot speak Chinese tour guide is small, it is best to understand a little English.

4. Viet Nam hotel and the hotel does not provide hot water and drinking water, you will need to purchase drinking water.

RMB in Hanoi (Hanoi) South cannot flow and Exchange, more ready to spend $ change, it is very convenient.

5. the overall security situation in Viet Nam is better, but still need to look closely to your wallet.

6. Viet Nam's voltage is 220 volts.

Socket is Germany a standard two-foot round Sockets with universal.

(Beautiful red Church of Ho Chi Minh)

(Still in use in Ho Chi Minh City Post Office)

(Ho Chi Minh revolution Museum)

(Unity Palace)

(Filled with fashionable streets of Ho Chi Minh)