S note (VII)-Sai GON

6 October 2003, Saigon Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City)

Six o'clock in the morning, arrived at the terminus of the line – Saigon.

Car Shin Café, two parallel Pham Ngu Lao Street Phan St. and Bui Vien St. located family hotel.

We recommended in accordance with the online CityGuide finds a home and found the facilities very poor, but to look for another. Read several, full, not very satisfied, Bui Vien Street at last in the end found a House, room is big enough, they also clean, bargain after $ 12/room, expensive, but has no effort to find, settled. Address is the following (but not too sure whether we live in, too much in the hands of business cards, all confused): Guest HouseAdd.: 238 Bui Vien St. Tel: 9203336

There is also a is then asked to remember that the $ 6-8/d, called the Mini Hotel (Add: 16-18 Do Quang Dau St. this street in Bui Vien Street and van 5 Argyle Street), the room was good.

Bui Vien Street to the other side is the TCL Kung company, facade very eye-catching, each beat back to the hotel will go through, but we stayed in the room is TCL TV.

A rectification, and Jessie light up the stairs to the Eva/Johnny room door.

The door opens a crack, the Dim, Johnny into a predicament of the face, that can not be with us, both to fill in the home.

Next we visit are:

Ø in Viet Nam Pham old taste of coffee and breakfast-very good, this should be in the Café De Tham Pham St. and old street corner.

Ø walk to BEN THANH Market, nature and Hanoi Tung Xuan markets alike, no air conditioning, heat, like a large agricultural fair, everything is cheap.

Walk through, not to look at.

Ø is Ben Thanh Market backdoor attracted by the street (Le Thanh Ton St.)

, Judging by the small and exquisite shops, harvest a lot of shopping. Japan tourist is the consumer, we have been countless times as a Japan. Jessie said that the Chinese people in Viet Nam have found money, it is not Japan's "mouse fell into the rice bowl" Jello couldn't be happier!

Ø then go to the Town Hall (Thu So Uy Nham Dan Than Pho) and old Presidential Palace, now called independence Palace.

It must be a good day, old Presidential Palace in at least 4-5 couple wedding photo shoot. Next to the Museum of war crimes (B.T Chien Chung Tich Tranh) because the timid, and did not dare to go.

Ø in the old palace was found near a House of Viet Nam restaurant surroundings, named Quan An Ngon (the CityGuide online also recommended over here), Add: 138 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia.

The inside layout was pretty unique, inexpensive, some snacks can also after first try.

Ø after lunch to Notre Dame Cathedral (Nha Tho Duc Ba) & Saigon Post Office (Buu Dien Sai Gon) .Jessie also bought some Saigon postcard back to Shanghai.

Ø continue shopping to continue shopping.

Sai is much more than the downtown Hanoi, material poverty, didn't want to save money can enjoy low consumption, like petty bourgeoisie of also find romantic place. By Feng Lian, inclusive.

In the evening back to the hotel, the Eva and Johnny have just came back, they went to war crimes Memorial, visit out of disgust, depressed one afternoon.

We arranged the second day in Mekong tour, and then in the TM Brother (Happy TourAdd: 139 Bui Vien St.) The name, $ 6/person also sent cheap t-shirt, incredibly cheap.

After registration and Jessie to the corner of a Café (Bui Vien St. and Do Quang Dau St. corner) sit in the open for dinner, met beside dinner will speak some Chinese prostitutes achun and her husband, "France".

The old man as if France had ADHD, sit still, a moment before a meal time lost many times. Achun says Chinese attributed to Taiwan "husband before." Taiwan man left left achun a Chinese character display cell phone, transfer to France now an old man's hands, but the mobile phone of Chinese display let old very crazy, and snow clever Jessie help recall English Achun Qianenwan Xie.

Café boss by achun aware we are from China, the two words with Viet Nam and the Taiwan issue in China is a country.

The boss says no, achun says Yes (because she heard Chinese people have been sorted into Taiwan went). Achun to our verification, I warned the boss: NEVER SAY CHINA AND TAIWAN IS NOT ONE COUNTRY!