Thursday, 25Jan07
Highlights: Ben Thanh market, War Remnants Museum, Jade Emperor Pagoda, Cholon District (Chinatown)
We got an early start on the day in one of Saigon’s most famous markets, Ben Thanh. It was a short 15 minute walk from our hotel, full of interesting scenes of the routine of daily life in progress here for Vietnamese locals: men reading newspapers perched atop their scooters, women eating breakfast in front of their stores (baguettes!), sidewalk vendors selling their wares, kids on their way to school, bicycle cabbies trying to scoop up fares from passers-bye… the buzz of shopping for daily needs & a few extras.
Highlights: Ben Thanh market, War Remnants Museum, Jade Emperor Pagoda, Cholon District (Chinatown)
We got an early start on the day in one of Saigon’s most famous markets, Ben Thanh. It was a short 15 minute walk from our hotel, full of interesting scenes of the routine of daily life in progress here for Vietnamese locals: men reading newspapers perched atop their scooters, women eating breakfast in front of their stores (baguettes!), sidewalk vendors selling their wares, kids on their way to school, bicycle cabbies trying to scoop up fares from passers-bye… the buzz of shopping for daily needs & a few extras.
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