Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) is the business and financial hub of Vietnam which reflect the history of hundreds of years. This is also called the commercial hub of modern Vietnam as it is widely covered with boulevards, big colonial buildings, and cultural sights along with a vibrant tangle of narrow laneways. You can find from breakfasts to evening drinks in the same location, means you can easily find your daily requirements in the same place.
The city speaks its history of name very well, after the spiritual leader of Vietnamese Communism, It was renamed Ho Chi Minh City, but local residents were not interested to adopt the new name, although the authorities kept the official name the city centre is still called Saigon.
The best places for yummy breakfast in Vietnam is “Ben Thanh market” it is famous for herb added -laden pho (noodle soup) and ca phe sua da (iced coffee with milk). After a very short run to this place you can easily find Chi Minh City, it is famous for Fine Arts Museum, the building shows the elegant architecture of French colonial times. Its galleries reflect the centuries-old statuary and a superb collection of propaganda art and other pieces inspired by the tragedy of war. For art lovers, It is suggested that consider a longer tour to evaluate the beauty of the city's art scene. After this beautiful sight, you can continue your journey with the 68-storey Bitexco Financial Tower with ascend of the 48th-floor Saigon Skydeck views which simutasouly shows the growth of Vietnam's economic capital, or spend the entrance fee instead of an Italian coffee with the same views from the EON Heli Bar on its 52nd floor.
Now it's time to do something very interesting, so take a motorbike/scooter tour to explore the city. The highlight of this route is grilled seafood and ice-cold beer. Here, the Nightlife in Ho Chi Minh means very different things depending on where you are in the city. Downtown to this you can find rooftop bars, high rolling casinos and smooth jazz bands are the choice forms of nightlife entertainment in Saigon.
Ho Chi Minh romantic life is also quite interesting, you can make a plan with your partner in a leisurely cruise down the Saigon River. The Bonsai Dinner Cruise combines with the slow river journey in the beautiful wooden barge with a sumptuous feast of western and Vietnamese favourites.
Ben Thanh Market of Ho Chi Minh opens up from early morning until late at night. Although it gets busiest during the whole day, In the night the market flooded with many food vendors in the streets with a wide range of seafood, as well as many fashion stalls in the streets. This night market is set up alongside the market on Phan Boi Chau Street and becomes a pedestrian zone from 19:00 until 24:00. Tourists add more fun over here. As due to more and more tourist footfall in this market the prices start very high here and bargaining is a necessity.
Martin Wynn
