Renaissance Hotel ho Chi Minh

... salmon cheese cake ice cream (green tea and almond and rum and raisin) more salad and more wine. Renaissance - Buffer Dinner quality - service - val 4 money - ambiance - total Renaissance Hotel ambiance service room breakfast ...

... also had a great day wandering round down to the river, taking in the view from the 21st view of the swanky Renaissance hotel, stumbling across galleries, and sheltering from the torrential rain in the Victorian GPO complete with massive portrait of Ho. ...

Bentan Market, Night Market, museum, old prison.  Enjoy great finds like home decors and paintings at really cheap ...

... , airy hallways marked by the unique front meant to look like a bamboo forest, through the gathering hall where the bust of Ho Chi Minh, the North Vietnamese leader, presides, then to the next floor, where a dragon, the symbol of power, adorns the doorway ...

... the land). But seeing how I'm already a week behind on blogging, I haven't much choice. So in the interest of pith, here's Ho Chi Minh abridged. The first morning in Saigon we hailed a taxi and headed for the town of Cu Chi. Due to its extensive Viet ...

... .. This trip was practically about following his urge... to see the real war trail.. and to shop military way... We stayed in Renaissance hotel, its located in city centre near the river. The service is excellent and the room is spacious.. The location is ...

... during the Vietnam War. Thieu was considered a puppet president under the control of Nixon and his advisor Henry Kissinger. When Ho Chi Minh and the Vietcong took Saigon and tanks rolled through the palace gates on April 30, 1975, Thieu escaped through a ...

... exhibited through their choice of helmet!  We were later told that there are 3.5 million motorbikes (motorcycles/scooters) in Ho Chi Minh.  I love the Vietnamese long tunic/dress that the women wear and am hoping to get one before I leave - ...

... , and lots of superfluous floor space. On Sunday I woke up and looked out the window to catch my first glimpse of Ho Chi Minh City. It was a swirling mass of skyscrapers, street vendors, and motor bikes. We chilled all morning, journaling and in ...

So my mom and alice, aka "thelma and louise", came to singapore for two weeks. My mom had heard from her nail guy that saigon or ho chi minh ad its called now was a good place to go visit when they were in asia. So i booked some tickets and we were off! ...

... a day or so wandering the shops in our backpackerey area, we decided to undertake the Phony Planet's suggested walking tour of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC).  It was about time we did some sightseeing as I was getting a bit bored of looking at ...

... swordfish creme brulee and digestifs! Oh my! Sleep! La Forchette quality 4.5/5 service 4/5 val for money 4.5/5 ambiance 4/5 total  17/20 Riverside Renaissance ambiance 4/5 service 4.5/5 room 4.5/5 breakfast 4.5/5 total 17.5/5 ...

... weeks. Today's flights were without incident and I arrived in Saigon at 2:00pm.  I got in a taxi and arrived at my hotel.  Saigon is one teeming mass of humanity.  I can't even begin to describe for you what the motorcycle ...

... ' car l'étoffe est dénuée de couleur. Le blanc est aussi signe de la pureté nécessaire à la bonne renaissance et à l'accomplissement du bien. Les Luang Prabanais sont très attachés au blanc alors que leurs voisins bouddhistes thaïlandais, ...

... French governor-General for Indochina. Like all French building, it was yellow coloured and designed in Renaissance style. Ho chi Minh (Uncle Ho) built a traditional Vietnamese house and carp pond over at the back. Here we also see Uncle ...

... 100,000 is centered on the cities of Phan Rang and Phan Thiet in central Vietnam, with Cham communities also found in Ho Chi Minh City and An Giang. Cham people form the core of the Muslim communities in both Cambodia and Vietnam. Approximately 4,000 ...

After six relaxing days in Sihanoukville, I made my way down to Kampot in an attempt to get to Ho Chi Minh City without backtracking to Phnom Penh. Although it's possible to go from Sihanoukville directly to Vietnam by private car, it seemed too much to ...