Tag: Saigon

I forgot the name of this coffee shop but it is located in the Ben Thanh District. It is one of the most relaxing coffee shops I have recently found with a friend…

Saigon is a beautiful city during Tet. Light decorations like those below line most of the streets in District 1. Tet lights in Saigon

Remnants of old Saigon still exists in District 4. Too bad this will soon disappear too. old Saigon - District 4

It is normal for students to throw a Tet party for their teachers. It is a good way to get close together with your students. This in turn encourages students to…

A small Tet party with my Vietnamese English students. They brought some delicious and tasty Vietnamese fruits served with Sting. Cham chams are in the bag to the right…

A surprise for me this Tet holiday was the amount of traffic during Tet. This is normally a time for light traffic throughout Saigon for most of Tet. Amazing how times…

Finally this PetroLimex seems nearly completed. Sometimes it is the easiest location for me to fill up my motorbike. It is right next to the New World Hotel. PetroLimex…

One of my favorite Catholic churches in Saigon. This photo is cross-posted from my blog at: http://127.0.0.1:8091/2013/01/18/the-prettiest-catholic-church-in-saigon/…

Trung Nguyen Coffee in Vincom 2. Trung Nguyen Coffee - Vincom 2

The Faceshop is popular among the Vietnamese ladies in Vietnam. They seem to have a store in all the shopping centers now. The Faceshop Vincom 2

This was a colorful place offering crepes. Unfortunately very few customers seem to visit this isolated restaurant. Colorful Crepes Shop in Vincom 2

Payless is in Vietnam now but the true name should be Paymore. We were shocked at the enormous prices for the shoes. Payless Shoes in Vietnam

Buon Ma Thuot is the coffee growing region from Vietnam. It is the cheap choice for Starbucks burnt coffee it's US chains. For me, I prefer Vietnamese coffee over any…

Just can't help adding another picture of the Reunification Palace here in Saigon... Another view of Reunification Palace

Reunification Palace is a very beautiful building. Only tourists take the opportunity to view the entire building. I took this photo walking to a coffee shop and was…

These tanks are said to be the ones that stormed the "White House" ending the South Vietnamese regime. Tanks at Reunification Palace - Saigon

The owner of Trung Nguyen Coffee speaking at the Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival Press Conference. Trung Nguyen Coffee has some of the best coffee in Saigon. Owner of…

These are the VIPs of the coffee industry from the Buon Ma Thuot coffee growing region in Vietnam. The person on the left (blue shirt and dark tie) is the president of…

Very famous Vietnamese figure, you will see his busts in every Vietnamese government building. He is located next to the stage in the Reunification Palace Conference…

Yes, this was a press conference but the cameramen were more annoying then anything. We spent more time looking around the cameramen to see the speakers. Behind the…