There is quite a bit of war tourism in Vietnam: In Ho Chi Minh, the main spots we saw related to this were the Cu Chi Tunnels, museums (including the War Remnants Museums which we have yet to write about), and the Reunification Palace. The Reunification Palace was just a few kilometer walk from our AirBNB (into …
One of the biggest things we wanted to do in Ho Chi Minh was go to the Cu Chi Tunnels, made famous for the fierce fighting that took place during the Vietnam war (or the American War from their perspective). It took us a while to figure out how we were going to do it, …
So far, we have found a cat cafe in every large city we have gone to so far and Saigon was no exception. The cafe here was called ICHI Cat Cafe (no, I don’t know the origins of the name) and it did not disappoint. Great Cat Cafe It operates similarly to the others. First, …
One of our early trips in Ho Chi Minh was to the Museum of Vietnamese History. It was only about a twenty-minute walk from our apartment, so we made a light afternoon of it. The museum is an enjoyable day trip and certainly worth a visit. Museum of Vietnamese History Getting In We came in …
On a majority of our actual activity outings on Saigon, we passed by this park called Le Van Tam Park. One day, we decided to make a stop there. Large Space of Green in a Bustling City The park is fairly large and pretty. There was an area with a bunch of flowers on display …
During our time in Ho Chi Minh, we made a quick stop by the Tan Dinh Church, also known as the Pink Cathedral. The Tân Định Church is a quirky landmark that draws numerous visitors every year due to its flamboyant coloring. So of course, we decided that we had to make a quick stop …