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Understand the resilience of Vietnamese women at Vietnamese Women’s Museum
Ho Chi Minh City also known as Saigon is the largest city of Vietnam with a modern outlook and a lot of fun things to enjoy. Your trip to Ho Chi Minh city will be memorable with below must-try activities, let’s explore!
Ho Chi Minh city is the former capital of Indochina, so it provides a lot of tourist destinations that have historical value. When coming here, you should have a chance to see the war exhibits in the city museums or French colonial architecture. The beauty of Ho Chi Minh city has the combination of stirrer markets and serenity temples. Whether you plan to visit this city to enjoy its active vitality or to see historical sightseeing, do not miss this list of attractions for a great tour.
if you miss a visit to Ben Thanh Market, the trip to Ho Chi Minh city can not be complete. It is not by chance when Ben Thanh is considered as one of the oldest and most popular markets here. The tourist market is in District 1, Ben Thanh. When visiting this spot, you can go to many shops to shop for souvenirs, clothing, street foods and even fresh fruits and vegetables. The first impression for visitors is the diversity of goods and the noise of the atmosphere. The crowd and tourists navigate through the rather cramped store aisles. The traders and merchants negotiate on prices, and the conversation of tourist groups making the atmosphere lively, bustling.
During the day, the market is lively with selling goods activities and at night it becomes the street food capital. The sellers open their stalls quite soon in the late afternoon outside the market area. You can find many options for dinner such as Pho, Banh mi and Hu Tieu. The market is actually a great place for your first days in Ho Chi Minh city. Especially when you want to get a first hand view and feel of Vietnamese culture. In Ho Chi Minh city, bargaining with the sellers has become a common custom.
If one wants to learn more about Vietnam’s 20th-century history, War Remnants Museum is a must-visit. The museum will provide you an authentic overview about the Vietnam War with extensive and chilling narratives images. In the museum, there are displayed photographs, tools of warfare. And what people feel touched the most about war impact including effects of Agent Orange as well as the My Lai Massacre.
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Despite its upsetting aura, I think that War Remnants Museum is absolutely worth visiting. Outside the museum, there are tanks, helicopters and fighter jets of America. When coming here, you will have a look at the various aspects of the war in Vietnam as well as in the world. The trip may be grim but it's worth it because of informative knowledge which opens a view on the Vietnam people’s strength.
Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon and the Central Post Office are located near Ben Thanh Market. So you can visit these places when you are at the market. For Ho Chi Minh City, these two tourist attractions are the most iconic landmarks. They were constructed in the late 19th century therefore you can see the French architecture style. Notre-Dame Cathedral attracts a lot of tourists every year.
The Notre-Dame Cathedral represents Catholicism in Vietnam, making us recall the past tension between the North and the South. Besides the construction is the Central Post Office that was built by French architect and constructor, Gustave Eiffel. The post office has a high ceiling, arched window openings and a vintage look. Nowadays, it is no longer used much for the post office but tourists come here to enjoy the view of the building.
Another remarkable landmark in Ho Chi Minh City you should not miss is the Reunification Palace. It is also called the Independence Palace. This place marked the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, April 30. It was the time to get the fall of Saigon and unificate of the two parts South and North of Vietnam.
In the 1960s, the Reunification Palace was used as the residence and the official office of the head of state of South Vietnam. Today, the Reunification Palace building is preserved as a museum. It has been 64 years but the Palace still retains its architectural and interior design. The building features the residential part of the president, the basement of war headquarters. Besides, you can take a walk in the gardens with wide corridors to see its wide area and can admire it.
Cu Chi Tunnels is famous for its design and the purpose that it was constructed. It is located far from Ho Chi Minh City about 70 kms to the northwest. During the Vietnam war, Viet Cong soldiers built this construction with a 250 km network manually. Although It was just a system of underground tunnels but became a place of residence, clinic, and supply line for the Viet Cong. Thanks to the construction, the Viet Cong thus could hide from the enemy.
If you have a chance to visit Cu Chi Tunnels, you can see and feel the deadlocks due to the narrow space. That's why Vietnamese people always appreciate the soldiers and feel sympathy with what they went through during the war. These days, visitors are welcomed to visit and you can see with your own eyes the Guerilla warfare techniques used by the Viet Cong.
For those who are looking for the entertainment and nightlife activities to perform at night, should prefer Bui Vien Street. Starting directly at District 1, Bui Vien is exceptional with the neon-lit energy. It’s easy to locate bars, clubs, restaurants and street foods when you are in Toronto. This is the same as Broadway in the US, the visitor feels the modern life around. The street is full of neon lights during the night, people are having tea, dinner and dancing with some bands and singers performing.
For fun at a roadside bar with a cold “Bia hoi” or at some of the night clubs in the city, Bui Vien is the only place to go. It also contains various types of café or restaurant which are often found in street food; stalls that sell food even at night; small local businesses such as Banh mi, Spring roll and grilled seafood.
Ho Chi Minh City is increasingly helping Vietnamese tourism grow. Ho Chi Minh City has a rich history of military conflicts and vivid colonial past, this city embraced today’s modern markets, spiritual temples and pulsating nightlife. Therefore, the city is the most popular tourist destination in VietNam. As the name implies, Ho Chi Minh City is also host to the War Remnants Museum where documents and relics of the Vietnam war are shown. Welcome to Ho Chi Minh city, we hope you will find great authentic Vietnamese souvenirs, historical sightseeing and delicious food experiences.
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