Saigon, renamed Ho Chi Minh City is the capital of South Vietnam with more than 8 million people. Saigon is the largest city in the south with its expatriates, and its tourist district touts its oppressive, neighborhood rich with a style cathedral "Notre Dame" brick pagodas and lost amid the athmosphere specific to major Asian cities. We were talking about the chaotic traffic of cities in Vietnam but the reality has exceeded our expectations. In Vietnam, people are crazy or psychopathic ascendant rulers, and it feels very good lorqu'on must pass through a steady stream of motorcycles. The first Vietnamese that they are rather unsympathetic crosses, even aggressive at times. Traffic in Saigon
We arrived in Saigon with a single idea in mind: to see the final top 14 that night. This has not been easy and after going through all the city on foot with bags, change of hotel (yes, not easy to achieve his ends when even the employees are in receipt of bad faith and you lie openly), we managed to find a room adequate. After having managed to find two beautiful Guinness imported we thought even into the right end. And yes, thanks to South African that it is unclear why cover the south east asia with their satellite channels full of rugby, we had all the chances on our side. The alarm was set and set to 2 am (thank you jet lag), the beers in the fridge, the match could begin. Fifteen minutes before the game, it rises, you turn on TV, everything is fine when suddenly a power cut the Roof and immerses us in the dark, so close to the promised land ... After having narrowly failed to set fire to the city in retaliation, the current is finally back to us with the graces of the attack Toulouse Clermont returning home, and yes this year, nobody could deny us the title! The next day we went sightseeing. We went to see the pagoda the Jade Emperor and that of Giac Lam . Emperor Pagoda Jade contains beautiful sculptures that can be enjoyed on the doors or on the beautiful panels depicting the 10 hells. Pagoda of the Jade Emperor
An atmosphere strikingly
finely carved panels
Giac Lam Pagoda
We went see Reunification Palace, "beautiful" art nouveau building that shows very well that the Communists were already not so far away was the era of the two Vietnams. After being shave twice its own aviation (I must say that you could easily confuse it with a Stalinist building) and have been depressed by the communist tanks, the building is now what might be called a trophy of war won by the north on the Americans. Besides the pride of having liberated Vietnam from the "oppression" and "atrocities" of Americans felt throughout the visit.
We are ultimately remains a full day in Saigon, and we quickly took a train to the seaside resort of Nha Trang , just to get some rest at the beach!
Gorgeous ...
The reception room of the foreign guests
Thanks Ho Chi Minh!
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