Saigon Opera House (Ho Chi Minh Municipal Theater) Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City, formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam.

Under the name Saigon, it was the capital of the French colony of Cochin-china and later of the independent republic of South Vietnam from 1955–75. South Vietnam, as an anti-communist republic, fought against the communist North Vietnamese and Viet Cong during …

Tanks, choppers like a Huey & Chinook are displayed in the museum grounds. A bit depressing visit as you can the pictures of the atrocities and damage that happened during the Vietnam war.

Catchup with Kim L tonight, a former colleague at Bigfoot. Went to a very nice Italian/Mexican place. Ordered pizza, enchilada, baby back ribs & …

Having settled into Saigon, we were going to go exploring and see all the sights today, but first up was breakfast. Where the bus had dropped us off the night before, I had noticed that there was a bakery that seemed rather nice, and as a bonus, it was even in the right direction for the War Museum.

Once we got to the bakery, it was a …

Nos damos paseo tranquilo sin rumbo marcado para hacernos a la humedad, al tráfico, al ruido y al cuerpo, porque nos está costando bt aclimatarnos. Acabamos cenando en el Bouchon de Saigon, un rte francés regentado por el hijo de la sra suiza que iba sentada a mi lado en el trayecto Paris-HCMC. Nos invita a champagne y cenamos de …

Saigon – a name that for me conjures up images of a bustling metropolis with an unsettled undercurrent running through it. GI's on shore leave pack out the cafés during the day and bars at night where Vietnamese women make attempts to prize a few dollars away from their punters for drinks or other services best not mentioned. Rickshaw drivers …

As the title says, celebrations are still taking place here so i am off to get food and to watch a show! Latest blogs will be updated soonxxxx

And so I am back and now that these Christmas celebrations have subsided I will hopefully be back up to speed on here.

I was a very lazy individual this morning I must say. But in my …

After a pleasant flight from bangkok to HCMC, we boarded the cronky airport bus for the city. We didnt have the 8000 dong needed for the fare so instead of the bus driver ripping us off with dollars a nice young man paid for our tickets! What a nice welcome!

We arrived at our hotel only to find our favourite Texan sitting in the lobby! ( …

Hi All,

Had a fantastic day today, even after a terrible nights sleep!! Having a bit of trouble adjusting to the time difference.

Got up early, had breakfast at the hotel, then went for second breakfast at Pho 24.

We tried to do the Lonely Planet guide walking tour, EPIC FAIL!! We ended up being stalked by a cyclo …

We started our exploration of Saigon (or Ho Chi Minh City) with a walking tour. Unfortunately, it was slow to get going with a detour to order some cheap prescription specs and a visit to the Ben Thanh Market. Whilst Ness was haggling over a smelly bag in the market, I was trying to take some pictures outside. It was at this point I was accosted by …

Saigon 6.4. / Hoi An -> Saigon Auschecken 8:15 Transfer geplant für 8:30 . Aber der Rezeptionist hat gemeint wir könnten Geld sparen und mit 3 anderen Hotelgästen zusammen fahren. Gute Idee, somit haben wir statt 200.000 VND nur 100.000 gezahlt. Carsharing. Das Einchecken ging ratzfatz, es war allerdings gut, dass wir gleich das 20- …

... turis yang juga melakukan hal yang sama kayak kita, yaitu foto-foto. Sesudahnya kita jalan kaki lagi mau cari Saigon Opera House, tapi kayaknya nyasar, dan dibantuin sama tukang ojek, dia ngomong Vietnam sih, tapi tangannya nunjuk-nunjuk peta dan arah ...

... Museum, cooled off at X Cafe, strolled by the Opera House, Reunification Palace and Hotel de Ville. We visited the Museum of Ho Chi Minh City and our last stop was the War Remnants Museum. Anybody visiting this city, must, and we mean MUST visit the ...

... we was about a 2min walk from the post office. And we got to see a few attractions along the way the Saigon opera house and the Notrodam of Vietnam, posted of the post cards and kristline and Jameson sent of the presents they had picked up at the marble ...

Arriving in Ho Chi Minh City, I am struck by the modernity of many of the buildings. If I didn't know better, I would have sworn that this, and not Hanoi was the Capital City of Vietnam! Saigon is full of high rise modern, even futuristic buildings (even ...

... were; the Ho Chi Minh city Museum, the fine arts museum and the Independence palace.        The Ho Chi Minh City museum was one of our first stops and is set in a fantastic abandoned colonial French palace, turned over by the ...

Sept 8, Hoi An to Ho Chi Minh City: We had a few hours before our driver was scheduled to pick us up from the hotel, so we set out for some "power shopping," as Bill put it. We spent our time slogging through the streets and buying souvenirs. At ...

... city on his motorbike, stopping at every sight along the way, such as: The Saigon River, A Caodist Temple, The Saigon Opera House, Notre Dame Cathedral, The Post Office, China Town, The War Remnants Museum. There probably were a few other places, ...

... in the butchers section. Scored some cheap sunnies and a couple of shirts then headed on to the saigon opera house, reunification palace ( where the vietnam/american war ended when the tank rolled through the palace gates), a big statue of uncle ...

... (yeah we think we’re proper travellers now). A 13-hour bus journey from Sihanoukville saw us eventually arrive into Ho Chi Minh City (known as Saigon) late in the evening. We had met an English couple on the bus who live in Saigon so they were ...

... to Mekong River delta- 3days, Everything sounded good except I decided to check how good of a guide he is by checking Ho Chi Minh city. Turned out that I declined his further services after the tour. He took me to Chinese market, old pagoda built in ...