Vietnam Travel Guide | Almost got heatstroke in Ho Chi Minh
In Ho Chi Minh for a few days it was:
💒 Checking out attractions
🍜 Eating Vietnamese noodles
☕️ Drinking coffee
🛍️ Shopping for clothes
💆♀️ Getting a massage
1️⃣ About attractions
- If you have time, the Central Post Office/Pink Church/Art Gallery/War Remnants Museum are all worth a visit
- The Central Post Office is quite small, and there are some souvenir shops inside
- We went to the Pink Church on the weekend when it was closed, so we just took photos at the coffee shop opposite
- The Art Gallery is relatively large and worth visiting, also very photogenic
- The War Remnants Museum is the most popular, mainly about the history of the Vietnam War, and there are a lot of Western visitors
2️⃣ About Vietnamese noodles
- Didn't specifically plan to eat at any particular place, just randomly went to a Vietnamese noodle shop near the Central Post Office, turned out to be a hidden gem
- Picture 10, the shop name is pho cao van
- Ordered two bowls of beef noodles with a whole 🥥 for only 45 RMB
- There was also a compatriot eating there who didn't have cash, so he exchanged with us on WeChat. When paying, we told the owner we would pay together, and when she saw we were not at the same table, she told the compatriot not to worry about it and to come back after exchanging money.
3️⃣ About coffee
- Visited the popular ones like the workshop coffee / dabao / Linh, etc.
- Vietnamese coffee is really good! Especially the salted coffee, which is salty and sweet!
- Coconut coffee is too sweet for me, but those who like sweet drinks can try it
4️⃣ About shopping
- If you want to keep it simple, just go to D Nguyen Trai street
- I don't think you need to specifically look for a certain store, many of the stores recommended online didn't have anything great, and some of the more popular ones were of average quality
- Anyway, there are super many clothing stores on this street, if you have time you can visit each one
- The green short-sleeved shirt in pictures 5/8/11 was just from a random store, only 55 yuan!! And the quality is pretty good
5️⃣ About massage
- Massage shops are everywhere, but still check Google Maps for reviews according to your needs
- I had a body massage at Norah spa, the environment is relatively better, comfort level is average, similar to domestic ones, but definitely cheaper
- Had a hair wash at Xuan Lan Spa&Hair, also not expensive, quite formal, worth experiencing
- Both of these shops are on the same street, very close to each other, and there are also some clothing stores nearby like Datt/ S.C Studio etc.
- Finally, make sure to wear sunscreen, Ho Chi Minh is really super hot and the sun is extremely strong! It feels like melting on the streets during the day!
Large array of collections to see. The collection of works are top quality but the internal structure could use some renovations as some rooms were good while most hallways deteriorated.
The overall feeling of Ho Chi Minh City Art Museum is acceptable: it is modern art, mainly a centralized exhibition of oil painting works, and there are also some porcelain, Buddha statues, wooden/lacquerware. Three buildings, bright yellow, half a day is enough.
胡志明美术馆为一亮黄色的建筑,建于20世纪初期,是法国和越南建筑师共同完成的混血建筑。胡志明美术馆为越南第一级的国家博物馆,保存了史前时代至今的越南艺术品,涵盖绘画、雕塑、素描等形式,馆藏约2000多件。地址:97A D Pho Duc Chinh, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam开放时间:周二至周日 9:00 – 17:00门票:10000越南盾
Overall very beautiful, it is a relaxing place! Although not an art person, it does not affect the turn around. It is very close to the hotel. It is walking past and the ticket is 30k VND. Three floors, there are many oil paintings and sculptures. Every work is conveying...
classic & a touch of contemporary with yellow-ish architecture facade you have to visit when you are in Saigon 💛