Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), Vietnam
Christmas holiday, 2011 <2>
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Ho Chi Minh City (or Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh in Vietnamese) was formerly known as Saigon, or Sài Gòn, before the reunification of North and South Vietnam. It is now the largest city in Vietnam.
You can experience the (in‐)famous flood of motocycle traffic here, but you can also avoid the hustle and bustle of the city and retreat into quiet old alleyways. Despite the rapid modernization as a result of great economic development in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City has always retained an unfading sentiment towards the Vietnam War. This restless city is getting more and more exciting along with the enormous changes happening every day.
Downtown Ho Chi Minh City
Attractions around Ho Chi Minh City
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Dazzling lacquerware inlaid with eggshell or mother of pearl fragments (at a workshop cum gift shop in Hóc Môn)
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The elaborately decorated interior of Tây Ninh Holy See
The Three Saints of Caodaiism—Sun Yat-sen of China, Victor Hugo of France, and Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm of Vietnam
Ever fancy a tree house dining experience? :^P (Nhà hàng Lan Phương, Tây Ninh)
Our visit to the famous Củ Chi tunnels started with this semi-underground hut (serving as a briefing/video room) in a jungle
2 photosDemonstration of a simple, yet deadly, booby trap built by Viet Cong against the US troops during the Vietnam War (Củ Chi District)
2 photosSee me... Now see me not!
A camouflaged trap door on the jungle floor, which leads down into Củ Chi tunnels, is almost undetectable.
Tunnel ferrets on the move!
Despite having been made wider and taller to accommodate tourists, the Củ Chi tunnel complex is still very difficult and exhausting to navigate about.
The (in‐)famous motocycle traffic flowing back to HCMC at the end of a weekend
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