Day 01 in Saigon continues on . . . City tour

It's amazing how you can do and see so much in one day in Saigon. We've tried eating pho bo and banh mi on the streets of Saigon, drank Saigon beer in Crazy Buffalo (one of the hottest hangout in Pham Ngu Lao), toured the Cu Chi Tunnel, and now tour the city sights in under 3 hours.

When our bus arrived in the city (after Cu Chi Tunnel tour), we asked our guide if we could be dropped off at the War Remnants Museum - 28 Vo Van Tan st. We arrived at around 1230pm and it was still closed so we have enough time to eat lunch at Quan An Ngon - a popular dining joint for the tourists and locals alike. As it was just around the corner, we decided to just walk and explore a little. Not knowing it would be a good 15 to 20 minute walk from the museum.

Quan An Ngon new address: 160 Pasteur street,near Reunification Palace.

Experience Vietnamese streetfood at its best. Upon seating, waiters will give you a menu in vietnamese but there is a description of the food in english (don't worry) but we had a hard time choosing from the menu so we just went straight to the stalls and pointed to something we like.

The ladies are always busy busy preparing and working on the food. Just be patient with them if they do not answer you back when you ask about the food they are cooking. For one, they do not understand english very well and secondly, they're busy cooking your food! So ask no questions just point and begone to your table.

So here's our food.

Noticed that they always have greens as side dish to any dish? And i simply love their fish sauce - nuoc mam. Flavored with lime juice, chilies, garlic, sugar.

Full to the brim, we're ready again for some serious wlaking around the city. Our fist stop is War remnants Museum at 28 Vo Van Tan st.Entrance fee : 15,000VND

Notre Dame Cathedral - north of Le Duan st. - no entrance fee.

Across the Notre Dame is the Central Post Office - no entrance fee

And just a 5minute walk from the cathedral is the Reunification Palace - 135 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia st Entrance Fee 15,000VND

That's just about it. Our last stop for the afternoon is to go to Ben Thanh Market for shopping. It turned out that we hated Ben Thanh Market. We hated all the haggling . It's very stressful. I didn't even bother to take some pictures.

Tip: Don't even bother to go to Ben Thanh for your shopping. Their products are way overpriced. The salesladies are very annoying. It's very hot inside. better shop elsewhere than this horrible place.

But. . . we loved the Ben Thanh Night Market streetfood. And here are the proofs.

This sumptuous dinner comprising of 8 dishes cost us 350,000VND or roughly
$ 17 in total or a little less than $ 6 per person .

And this meal made us sleepy. We have a long day ahead of us for tomorrow we will be crossing the border between Vietnam and Cambodia . We're expecting a 5-6 hour trip from Saigon to Pnhom Penh.

Wait! the boys wants to have a nightcap of a few bottles of beer. So before retiring, off we go to Crazy Buffalo.

Jojo seems to like Saigon Beer.

Erick being friendly to our vietnamese waitress.

And i want to go to bed. Very very tired with all the walking we did the whole day.

So, good night for now, we will see you tomorrow when we board our bus bound for Cambodia.