Tag: district 1

  • Missing Saigon Coffee shops

    Sadly, this was the last coffee shop I visited in Saigon three weeks from today. I miss sitting the long hours chatting and working on various IT projects back in…

  • Missing Saigon

    Been away from Saigon for nearly 3 weeks already. I miss my little home in District 1. I will return to Saigon on December 20th. This is near the alleyway where I…

  • Saigon Opera House

    The Saigon Opera House looked really nice when I took this photo. Posted from WordPress for Android

  • This is life

    I love Saigon. It is about 35 C and now I am sitting on the street drinking a cafe sua da. It will be hard to return to Kazakhstan. :-) Posted from WordPress for Android

  • The Daun Halal Restaurant

    Today I finally visited The Daun restaurant. It is a halal restaurant catering to Muslim tourists visiting Saigon. Most of the customers are Malaysian tour groups so the…

  • Scoozi Pizza

    Scoozi Pizza has nice brick oven pizzas. One of the best in Saigon. It is located on Thai Van Lung next to Capital Place Building. Posted from WordPress for Android

  • Why I love Vietnam (picture)

    Vietnam is home to me. Yes I work in Kazakhstan and may work outside Vietnam for many years. Eventually I will settle in Vietnam permanently. This one picture is one…

  • Happy New Year 2014 from Saigon, Vietnam

    Wishing all of my readers a Happy New Year 2014. January 1 is also the New Asian Year for Japan so welcome the Year of the Horse. Posted from WordPress for Android

  • Christmasy Tax Center

    Tax Center, as usual, was decorated for Christmas. I got some shots in. Posted from WordPress for Android

  • Xmas at Vincom

    Just a couple lazy Xmas snapshots I took today at Vincom. Christmas is now a major event here in Saigon now after the Vietnamese New Year. Xmas Tree at Carl's Jr. In…

  • Cosa Coffee

    I am back in Saigon now for the holidays. Across from my alleyway is Cosa Coffee which is kind of funny. In Almaty I always go to Costa Coffee. Maybe this is a reminder…

  • My Life Coffee - Nam Quoc Cang

    I remember when this coffee shop started as one small shop in Phu Nhuan. There are at least three My Life Coffee shops now. A really great coffee shop which can easily…

  • Zeus Greek Souvlaki Gyros in Saigon

    Of all people, my Turkish friend took to to a Greek restaurant today in Pham Ngo Lao. It meant this restaurant had to be good. Zeus Greek Souvlaki Gyros opened up last…

  • Rainy afternoon

    Should be the end of the rainy season here in Saigon but the heavy rain keeps coming. I got caught in this rainstorm today in District 1. Posted from WordPress for…

  • District 1 on a Sunday

    Pleasant Sunday afternoon in District 1. These are going to be some of my last pictures taken in Saigon. Saigon Posted from WordPress for Android

  • Cafe Sua Da at Baba's Kitchen

    Drinking this now while I wait for the rain to stop. Cafe sua da at Baba's Kitchen Posted from WordPress for Android

  • A view from Starbucks at the New World Hotel

    Just took some shots from Starbucks at the New World Hotel. This is the first Starbucks to open in Saigon. Posted from WordPress for Android

  • Halal@Vietnam: 4 years of Delicious Malaysian-Vietnamese Halal Food!

    When you visit Vietnam, you would most probably most likely spend an evening checking out the nightlife scene in Saigon or if you are lucky enough and you have money to…

  • Nice cool coconut

    Sometimes nothing tastes better then a nice cool coconut with a glass of water. I got mine today at Babas Kitchen. The price of coconuts are around 10,000 VND in the…

  • Beautiful Sunset over Saigon

    Took these photos near the Ben Thanh Market nearly two hours ago. What an amazing sunset. Posted from WordPress for Android