| Really not the best city for walking it is | | | | The Carevelle and Rex hotels both of these |
| better for strolling so you can save your | | | | hotels go back to the French colonial time |
| strength for when you have to cross a major | | | | and like the Raffles hotels you can feel the |
| street where the lights don't say "Walk" they | | | | history seeping out of the walls, a good |
| say instead "Run For Your Life"! but if you | | | | choice for a drink is the rooftop Saigon bar |
| plan your trip right you can minimize the | | | | of the Carevelle. |
| street crossings especially in the downtown | | | | |
| center as there is a ton of stuff to look at | | | | Between the Carevelle and the Rex is a small |
| and to poke around inside which is a good | | | | park inside you will find a statue for Ho Chi |
| thing as it gets really hot here in the noon | | | | Minh. Also all around this area in just about |
| day sun. | | | | any direction you go you are going to run |
| | | | into a landmark like the reunification museum |
| The Ben Than market is just such a place | | | | the Post office the old city hall and the |
| where you take your life into your hands | | | | historical museum which covers all of |
| getting to it, if you are on the wrong side | | | | Vietnam's history which is quite a lot they |
| of the street as there is a tremendous circle | | | | been around for a long time. |
| that is buzzing with traffic, this should not | | | | |
| be attempted by the meek. Inside you will | | | | You should also stroll over to Bu Vien street |
| find the usual tourist trap junk but there | | | | which is where the backpackers hang out it is |
| are also some very interesting things to find | | | | a bit of a walk from the downtown core but |
| if you poke around a bit like the glass | | | | the street scene here is very interesting |
| sellers stall. I was stuck here for 5 minutes | | | | with the 10 ft wide buildings very |
| which with my MTV attention span is a | | | | interesting to view during the day take a |
| lifetime. Fascinating glass dolls with such | | | | walk through one of the blocks and like |
| detail all glistening and sparkling under the | | | | cruising around the hutongs areas of Beijing |
| bright lights. The Vietnamese like the | | | | you are going to see real Saigon at its best |
| Chinese like to eat some very interesting | | | | I highly recommend the street side café |
| stuff, I like trying to guess what it was | | | | just remember don't drink it after 10 am or |
| when it was still animated. | | | | you will be up all night! |
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