After all the typhoon related delays we only had time for a day in Vietnam's former capital city of Saigon. This gave us just enough time to have a walk around and see a few of the sights and get a feel for the place. Compared to Hanoi, for me, HCM was a lot more built up and westernised and lacking the character and charm that i loved in Hanoi (but i guess i am biased) and a day is not really enough time to form a valid opinion. However, there was lots of interesting architecture including the Cathedral and old Post Office building which still had lots of its original features. We also went into the Reunification Palace, the residence and work place of the president of the South at the time of the Vietnam War. It was interesting to see the rooms with lots of their origi
nal memorabilia such as telecommunication devices, uniforms and also the pen that was used to sign the France-Vietnam agreement, declaring the Republic of Vietnam a free state. With our afternoon bus departure looming, we returned to our hostel - which was currently being fumigated for pest control, nice - to collect our luggage and headed to the bus stop for our journey across the border into Cambodia. Goodbye Vietnam!
After all the typhoon related delays we only had time for a day in Vietnam's former capital city of Saigon. This gave us just enough time to have a walk around and see a few of the sights and get a feel for the place. Compared to Hanoi, for me, HCM was a lot more built up and westernised and lacking the character and charm that i loved in Hanoi (but i guess i am biased) and a day is not really enough time to form a valid opinion. However, there was lots of interesting architecture including the Cathedral and old Post Office building which still had lots of its original features. We also went into the Reunification Palace, the residence and work place of the president of the South at the time of the Vietnam War. It was interesting to see the rooms with lots of their origi
nal memorabilia such as telecommunication devices, uniforms and also the pen that was used to sign the France-Vietnam agreement, declaring the Republic of Vietnam a free state. With our afternoon bus departure looming, we returned to our hostel - which was currently being fumigated for pest control, nice - to collect our luggage and headed to the bus stop for our journey across the border into Cambodia. Goodbye Vietnam!
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