In 1975, the North of Vietnam won the war and changed the name of Saigon to Ho Chi Minh City, in honor of the prime minister, a revolutionary leader of the communist party. ...
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It takes around 30min to get to the largest floating market on Can Tho river (apparently one of the most popular in the world) - Cai Rang floating market - full of agricultural goods, especially fruits. ...
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The Old Town of Hoi An is a beauty! Busy and loud but cozy and colorful. Buddhist shrines and French-colonial houses, art galleries, old canals and bridges. Authentic Vietnamese life can be observed in markets, where old ladies sit with their goods to sell - fresh fruits, vegetables, spices and handicraft. ...
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Later I got to the Dragon bridge and walked around the city. As it was day-time, I didn’t see any flames or lights from the Dragon on the bridge. And from what I saw, this part of the city seemed to me as a beach-city, because everything else worth visiting was outside it. ...
There is a hill in the Ha Long, from which one could have an amazing view of the whole bay and its islands. I was walking around the hill, enjoying the surroundings, fishing boats, and looking for the passage to the hill-top. There is an old sign in the city indicating the beginning of the trail, but it turns out to be a dead-end as the gate to the trail is locked. ...
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The old town of Ha Noi has small, tightly squeezed homes with old facades. The ground floors that are usually facing the street, like almost everywhere in this country, are either local eateries, small pubs, or widely open living spaces of flats. ...
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During 2 weeks of my trip in Vietnam, I was in 6 different cities (Ha Noi, Ha Long, Da Nang, Hoi An, Can Tho, and Ho Chi Minh (Saigon)) and one sanctuary (My Son), and had many different adventures in each place. ...
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