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Honeymoon Cruise Part 4: Ho Chi Minh City

2/5/2017

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Last on our honeymoon trip was to Ho Chi Minh City aka Saigon. I'll keep this short because quite honestly.... I was really unimpressed. The city was not only filthy, but the air was covered in a thick visible layer of air pollution which left Ben and I struggling to breathe comfortably and stung our eyes. There are no street lights or laws of the road which meant that hundreds upon hundreds of motorbikes were in the street (and on the freaking sidewalks) driving erratically so crossing the street was nearly impossible. I did enjoy the French influence in the post office and the Notre Dame, but was left unimpressed but the rest of the city. Also, to add insult to injury it rained... All in all I probably could've gone without this stop, but I know Ben was happy to see this country so I would've done it again for him. ​
If you really want to visit yourself in Ho Chi Minh City or you find yourself with some extra time to spare there, I recommend visiting the following places:

1. Notre Dame Cathedral
​2. Bitexco Financial Tower: The view looking over all of Ho Chi Minh is outstanding
​3. War Remnants Museum: It's a bit depressing, but very interesting to learn about the Vietnam War from Vietnams perspective
4. Saigon Central Post Office: Beautiful French architecture, something you wouldn't expect to see in Vietnam
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The interior of Ho Chi Minhs famous post office
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Notre Dame Cathedral. Fun fact: I've now been to both of the world's most famous Notre Dames!
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When the Vietnam war ended and the Marines flew out of the country, many of the remaining South Vietnamese who were located at the embassy were killed. Behind Ben is the wall surrounding the embassy
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Independence Palace
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We visited the famous and sobering War Remnants Museum which remembers the lives lost during the Vietnam War. The Below six pictures were also taken at this museum.
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Traffic is unbelievably insane in this city. It makes crossing the street a very difficult and dangerous maneuver!
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The cutest little Mediterranean restaurant.
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Motorbike parking outside of the restaurant we dined at. I never want to see a motorbike again...
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Does this traffic pattern actually make sense to anybody????!?!!
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Views atop the ultra modern Bitexco Financial Tower
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All I know for sure is that this adventurous cruise left me wanting more! My wanderlust is officially in full force... I wonder where we'll end up next?
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giftermÄl utomlands link
12/8/2018 01:28:58 am

Planning a honeymoon trip to a unknown place is really a troublesome task but we can enjoy and make it memorable by hiring a tour operator as they can guides us very well and makes our trips remarkable without spoiling our enjoyment.

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