Saigon.

Our plane landed at 5 this morning so after immigration we met our ride and made our way into the Hotel. Of course it was too early to check in so we left our bags and found our first Vietnamese coffee and a bowl of Pho! The coffee was iced and sweet but ok and the Pho was delicious.

Ben trang Market is only a few minutes walk from our Hotel so that was the next stop.
We had second breakfasts there.
Looked around a great wet market and fruit and veg. Lots of souvenirs of course but it’s too early in the trip for them.

Checked out a few of the beautiful old buildings in the centre of the city, found some reasonable coffee and a beer with a view by which time it was getting pretty steamy and we needed a nap.

We going on a motorbike food tour this evening, but we couldn’t hang out that long so we went for a little wander around the neighbour hood and managed to find some spring rolls and snails and cockle shells to tide us over until pickup.

Our drivers are Whisky and Phi. We had a three hour food tour with them with 7 tastings, a trip through the flower market and a history lesson.
We had
Bun Bo Hue
Grilled Banana Dumpling.
Sugarcane juice
Bahn mi
Barbecue
Happy water
Crème brûlée flan
We loved everything about this tour, such a fun way to see different parts of the city.Leia mais