| Page Views: 10,644 Last Visit to Ho Chi Minh City: August, 2003 | Former Saigon by SirRichard - last update: Oct 12, 2003 |
Saigon was kind of a magical name to me. After seeing so many movies and books about old Saigon, Saigon at the colonialist period, french Saigon... I admit I had an idealised concept of the city. I expected to find old colonial chalets in quiet streets lined up with trees and a busy harbour zone where the underground guys lived... |
|  | Old times are over and though I admit U can find some corners like this (see pic), HCMC (official name of the city, though locally is still called Saigon) is a 5-8 million people city, industrial and commercial heart of the country and human magnet for thousands of peasants that come here to try to improve their lives... |
A busy & alive city This makes Saigon a modern, chaotic, noisy & bustling city!
As a tourist you will wander around the District 1, between Pham Ngu Lao (backpackers area) and the Continental Hotel, and maybe U make a visit to Cholon District, the Chinatown, at the west.
And U must visit the Mekong Delta area too, 2-3 days tour is the ideal! | | |
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juleshark Tue Sep 8, 2009 19:23 UTC
Having been a GI in Saigon in 1968 and 1969 I couldn't help but smile walking down most streets in District one after a 40 year absence. KFC, Pizza Hut, Sheraton, Starbucks, etc. The old hard line communists must feel they were sold out. | Matyas Sun Jun 21, 2009 19:21 UTC
Wonderful page. So how much was that Mekong Delta Tour? Just curiosity:) | roamer61 Mon Jun 16, 2008 19:03 UTC
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