Exploring Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) is a massive city that offers endless opportunities but is also super touristy (even more than Hanoi). On our first day we decided to just go with the flow and walked around the city, did some shopping and tried a couple of the thousands of coffee shops around town. In the afternoon we treated ourselves to a roof top pool (part of a fancy hotel but one can also buy a day pass) that had a beautiful view but was much colder than expected.

Of course we also had some delicious food, but everyone who's followed our journey should know by now that there's amazing food in Vietnam.

On our second day we had a bit of adventure planned. Instead of just doing a guided tour like any other ordinary tourist would, we chose to book ourselves onto a motorbike city tour to explore all the different areas. The tour was great and covered most of the major sites around the city.
After the tour we were all exhausted but Ny really wanted to try out a fancy café in the area. Selflessly Will & I sacrificed ourselves and accompanied her. On the way to the coffee shop we passed one of the many free open air gyms and did a quick "workout".
To conclude the day we met up with Nils and Annika to enjoy some delicious little pancake shrimp cakes (bánh khọt). We can highly recommend them!Read more