Sài Gòn 2013 (twenty years since my first visit)


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February 23rd 2013
Published: February 23rd 2013
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Twenty years had passed since my first trip to Sài Gòn (aka Hồ Chí Minh city). In March 1993 when I visited the city for the first time, I didn't hear much northern accent, but now I could hear northern, central and southern accents everywhere. The city's population is now 10 million people. Many of them are immigrants from other provinces. Like a Vietnamese saying "Đất lành chim đậu" ... Read Full Entry



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The Norodom Palace before bombingThe Norodom Palace before bombing
The Norodom Palace before bombing

Front side of the Palace in 1873 (designed by the French)
Bánh xèo pancake restaurantBánh xèo pancake restaurant
Bánh xèo pancake restaurant

"Bánh xèo" is a popular cake in southern Vietnam.



24th February 2013

Oh, so happy to hear you may settle down in Saigon for a while at least.Hope y'll love this sunny land
27th February 2013

Hi, Hong Ha, I love all the old French buildings you posted, very beautiful & they are preserved very well :)

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