Saigon-Hochiminh Highlights:

HCM city from sky view

Saigon-Hochiminh city

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Ben Thanh Market in centre of District 1

Dam Sen Park

Saigon Park

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Saigon_hochiminh city

Saigon_hochiminh city

Saigon Cathedral

Saigon cathedral picture and front street before 1975- HCM city (or Saigon) or Hochiminh city


Dinh thong nhat- Unification Palace- HCM city (or Saigon) or Hochiminh city

Buu Dien Post- HCM city (or Saigon) or Hochiminh city

Buu Dien Post- HCM city (or Saigon) or Hochiminh city Today

Saigon Opera House- HCM city (or Saigon) or Hochiminh city


Saigon city centre and Walking street today- HCM city (or Saigon) or Hochiminh city
 

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Saigon_hochiminh city

Saigon_hochiminh city

Saigon_hochiminh city

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Saigon-Hochiminh city from the sky view

District 1 in Saigon-Hochiminh city

Former Saigon Headquarter, now is the Unification palace, a tourist site in touring Hochiminh city

French architecture is also a big influence in Saigon-Hochiminh city

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A meeting hall in the former Saigon head-quarter

T-54 Tank (Russian made) that liberated Saigon in 1975

Duc Ba Cathedral is located on Han Thuyen Street, facing down Dong Khoi Street

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Saigon-Hochiminh city

Saigon-Hochiminh city

A helicopter was used by the former Saigon President Thieu before 1975

A status of Hochiminh at the front of Nha Rong where he departed a long trip to find the way rescue the Nation

Shop owners in Ben Thanh Market, saigon

Ben thanh Market in saigon

Ben Thanh Market is an indispensable part in a Saigon City tour. The clock tower over the main entrance to what was formerly known as Les Halles Centrale is the symbol of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City nowadays), and the market might as well be, too. Ben Thanh market has long been one of Saigon’s famous landmarks. Opened first in 1914, the market is very crowded, a boon for pickpockets with its narrow, one-way aisles, and loaded with people clamoring to sell you cheap goods and postcards. There are so many people calling out to you that you will feel like the belle of the ball or a wallet with legs. Watch for pickpockets.

Out front, near the main entrance, find lots of knockoff brand-name clothes, and farther in is a number of small souvenir stands. Toward the back are a few small cafes. This food section of the market is far more interesting. The section offers a wide range of products including pickled vegetables, ducks, crab, scorpion wine, Calvin Klein knockoffs, rice, flip-flops, coffee and tea. The wet market at the far back, with its selection of meat, fish, produce, and flowers, is interesting and hassle free; no one will foist a fish on you. Even if you are not in a mood to shop, getting around the market is also a great experience. The market has cleaned itself up for the tourists over the years, which is a shame because the added hygiene comes at the cost of the market's old charm and raw authenticity. In open-air stalls surrounding the market are some nice little eateries that open just as the market itself starts closing down, and this is, in fact, one of the best places to try authentic local cuisine. The adventurous can sample good local specialties like rice dishes, noodle soup, bun dishes of vermicelli noodles, or ice cream and dessert for next to nothing.

Saigon opera house

Saigon city hall

T54 tank at the front of Saigon former palace

Saigon at night

City of never sleep, Saigon

Saigon- - HCM city (or Saigon) or Hochiminh city at night

HCM city at night

Good Morning Saigon

Dam sen park in saigon

The park comprises 30 areas: an electronic games zone, folk tales theater, antique castle, square, small west lake, Nam Tu royal garden, rock garden, and water palace, dancing island, sea life center, subaquatic puppet theater, ancient Giac Vien pagoda, butterfly garden, fishing area, ky long display zone, tea store, adventure games zone, swan lake, horse’s gallop lake, western flower garden, ancient Rome-themed square, cultural square, water musical scene, bowling area, sport services area, crayfish fishing lake, Thuy Ta restaurant, children's play area, picture lamps, nine fragment edge, Monorail station, and Monorail track.

The tropical garden contains more than 70 species of birds and 20 species of animals. A 22-meter-high rock garden contains several waterfalls and caves, the largest cavern of which is decorated as a water palace and holds many colorful fishes. The Nam Tu royal garden features an orchidaceous garden and valuable bosai ornamental trees. The park's adventure playgrounds and activities, including slide yard, electric cars, high speed slide train, and water park, are popular with teenagers.

The park has a number of features unique in Vietnam: its 2 km monorail, affording views from five meters above the ground; adventure boats that cross the waterfall; and the unusual "Roman" square, featuring European flowers including roses, classical Roman-style stone pillars, statues, and a musical water show with 3,000 seats. This water display, located just behind the European flower garden, was built in 2005 at a cost of 12 billion dong and placed behind the Europe flower garden. It features a musical performance on a specially designed stage featuring water sparys and laser lights, with films projected onto a 28-meter-high screen of water. The technique was based on a similar display in Sentosa Island (www.sentosa.com.sg), Singapore.

Old Saigon street and life  before 1975

Old Saigon street and life  before 1975

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