Ho Chi Minh City - Day 2

We went to a few tourist spot.

1) General post office
The Saigon Central Post office, it's a well preserved of charming colonial style.
Saigon Central Post Office, built by the French colonials nearly a century ago when the country was called French Indochina

Located in the heart of the city, the Central Post Office has been a prominent feature of the Ho Chi Minh City or Saigon. This grand old edifice was constructed between 1886 and 1891 by Gustave Eiffel.

This classic colonial structure stands right next to the Notre Dame Cathedral, at the famous Paris Commune Square in the Ho Chi Minh City - Saigon.

2) Notre Dame Cathedral
Notre Dame Cathedral is situated in Paris Square, in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City. A French priest laid the first brick in October 1877 and the last one in April 1880.

3) Temple - 褔海寺

4) Vinh Nghiem Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh
Vinh Nghiem Pagoda is located at 339 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia street in Ho Chi Minh City. It was constructed between 1964 and 1971 following the design of architect Nguyen Ba Lang.

This pagoda has a seven-storey classically-styled tower of strong Japanese influence was built with the assistance of the Japan Vietnam Friendship Association. The Kwan-Yin tower is located to the left of the pagoda.

Lunch at the restaurant next to the temple

5)Reunification Palace/ Presidential Palace/ Independence Palace
Reunification Palace formerly known as Independence Palace is another historic landmark in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Guides at the renamed Reunification Palace now offer daily tours to visitors.

The Palace is also noted for its striking 1960s architecture, the creation of Paris-trained Vietnamese architect Ngo Viet Thu. It was the site where the Saigon Government of South Vietnam officially surrendered to the revolutionaries on April 30, 1975, signifying a dawn of independence and unification for many elated Vietnamese citizens. The palace now functions as a sort of memorial and museum, displaying an abundance of war paraphernalia

6) War Crimes Museum / War Remnants Museum
The sobering War Remnants Museum was established in September 1975 in Ho Chi Minh City. It contains countless artifacts, photographs and pictures documenting some of the less heroic activities carried out by the US army in Vietnam.

Fruitti yogurt dessert



Cu Chi Tunnels (not visit)

Cu Chi Tunnel is 70 km from Ho Chi Minh City in the Northwest. It is miniature battle versatile of Cu Chi’s military and people during the 30-year struggle longtime and fierce to fight invading enemy to receive independence, freedom for motherland.

It also is the special architecture lying deeply underground with many stratums, nooks and crannies as complex as a cobweb, having spares for living, meeting and fighting with total lengths over 200 km from Saigon to the Cambodian border.