Food is at the heart of Vietnamese culture and Vietnamese food is one of the most popular cuisines in the world as it mixes together a range of flavors and tastes. While street eateries are everywhere, as the city becomes more affluent, Vietnamese cuisine is going indoors. 1/ Pho My recommended place: Pho Hùng, 243 Nguyen Trai, District 1, HCMC. Price: 50,000 VND – … [Read more...] about 11 MUST Try Vietnamese traditional foods in Saigon
Today I checked in online for American Airline flight to San Francisco and Cathay flight from San Francisco to Hong Kong. For AA, you need to fill out your Family and First Name as well as the AA Record Locator on the left of the AA itinerary Ms. Pham gave us. AA will send you the printable boarding card or mobile boarding … [Read more...] about Online Check-in AA and Cathay Pacific
Last Sunday Amanda, Hannah, Bella and I had dinner at the Korean restaurant - Soo's, and Hannah asked me to give her suggestion for souvenirs when we are traveling in Vietnam, and here is my list of top souvenirs: Nón lá (Conical hat/ Straw hat) - is a circular cone made of bamboo cataphylls, notable for it’s romantic adornments. The non la is more than an indispensable … [Read more...] about Top Souvenirs to buy in Saigon
One of the city’s most historic hotels, the Grand is better known as the former Saigon-Palace, one of the leading hotels of the 1930s. The Grand-Hôtel de Saigon was founded by Henri Chavigny de Lachevrotière (1883-1951), a Eurasian journalist, plantation owner and businessman who is perhaps best known as the editor of the leading colonial-era newspapers L'Impartial … [Read more...] about Old Saigon Building Of The Week: The Grand Hotel
Fifty years ago today, South Vietnam’s then-president Nguyen Van Thieu inaugurated the city’s Independence Palace on October 31, 1966. However, before the land at the western end of Le Duan Boulevard housed this building, it was the site of the French Palace of the Government, also known as Norodom Palace. Constructed between 1868 and 1873, the original palace was built by … [Read more...] about Saigon’s Independence Palace