Legend Hotel Saigon

... a laquer art factory.  It was very interesting and we bought some of their stuff.  Tony took us to our hotel (Saigon legend Hotel) right on the river.  We walked around a bit and went to the Reunification Palace.  Perfectly preserved ...

... girl’s, so she had time on her side… bitch :o) the Cu Chi tunnel’s were an hour’s drive out of Saigon into the countryside where a lot of the fighting had took place during the Vietnam War, the tunnel’s were dug by the Viet ...

... such as the Reunification Palace (which remains untouched from the 70s when the communist tanks crashed through the gates and Saigon surrendered to the North), Notre Dame Cathedral and the Ben Thanh Market.  So whistlestop tour of Saigon over as we ...

... ; Anyway, while wandering around trying to spread a bit of xmas cheer in my jolly red suit a couple of students from Saigon University approached and asked if we would come with them later that night to a concert they were putting on at a ...

Tuesday 28 September 2010 We checked out of the Thuan Tien Hotel in HCMC and took a taxi to the Legend Hotel; we stored our baggage with the Concierge. Flagfall in taxi's: -         Vinasun 4 seater: 9,500 VND ...

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... historic colonial city has to offer: from the central post office to a Chinese Pagoda to the Reunification Palace as well as Saigon's own version of Notre Dame Cathedral. As we walked the streets it seems the city has everything; an infectious frenetic ...

... brush fires and garbage piles.  Five minutes later, we were cooling off in the air-conditioned blast of one of Saigon's finest shopping malls - the Vincom Plaza - looking at Armani-clad mannequins, shining cases of Cartier watches, and a food court ...

We left the Green Suites Hotel in Saigon early Saturday morning to head to Cambodia.  We enjoyed one last patio rooftop breakfast, before boarding our first long distance bus of the trip.  We have heard stories about buses in Asia.  ...

... the capital, is far north and a mysterious world known for its much less friendly and more cutthroat citizens as compared to Saigon.  VN is a very mixed up world.  It is a communist society that is currently fully embracing commercialism.  ...

... , out on the road by 8:40am…. Too early – and a bit chilly! So we popped into a really toasty café, got some Saigon Breakfast Tea and an hour later we were warm and ready to face Hanoi! As we were based in the Old Quarter we wandered down to ...

... upset us we set off to see the city.  We headed for one of the most famous landmarks ... the Hoan Kiem Lake.  Legend centres on a giant turtle that supposedly resides in the lake.  It is really peaceful and the locals 'escape' here to get ...

... five in a row. Hang Khay is right across the road from Hoan Kiem Lake - the Lake of the Restored Sword. According to local legend a Vietnamese emperor called Le Loi drove out the Chinese in the 15th century with the aid of a magical sword. After the war ...

... with them.  And a rousing good time it was.  The six of us (Lily's boyfriend, an Argentinian footballer and local legend) spent the day sitting on the beach, laughing, and having a ball.  Of course, the inevitable rains approached, and we ...

... street is clothes street, seems in Hanoi all the shops selling similar stuff cluster together. We spent quite a lot of time in the Legend beer bar that overlooks the lake and a big roundabout where all the action happens and a lot of the Hanoi photos were ...

... The same the world over. I don’t like these places, an example of which would be “Vietnam House” where I ate in Saigon. Apparently George W Bush ate there. Say no more !! In Hoi An I found the best. Duc Tran is a young Vietnamese chef ...

... following day I had arranged to meet up with an old friend of mine, Mr Alan West who in my opinion is still an absolute legend. He's still loving the life he describes as similar to being on one massive stag do...and we all know what happens on stag do's ...

... . Among the artifacts housed at the complex is the car that took the monk Thich Quang Duc to his self-immolation in 1963 Saigon. According to legend, the people used to see a vision of an old lady appearing on the hill where the pagoda now sits. Upon ...

... itself is arranged around the periphery of the Hoan Kiem Lake, which translates as the 'Lake of the Restored Sword'. The legend goes that Le Loi, a Vietnamese general who defeated the Chinese in the fifteenth century, celebrated the events in Hanoi by ...

... spent a lot of time sitting on little plastic chairs on the street getting tipsey on that stuff. It was there we met the legend known as John. An Irish alcoholic traveller who has been there for about a month. He has had possibly the most interesting ...