Exploring Saigon - Food, War Remnants Museum, & Ben Thanh Market

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In this Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) travel and food vlog, get ready for lots of delicious food, and some of attractions in the city. More coming here: I was attempting to go to the extremely famous Bnh M Hunh Hoa (Banh Mi Huynh Hoa, but somehow I missed that they were only open beginning in the afternoon, so instead I found another banh mi restaurant called Bnh M Hng Hoa, which actually proved to be one of my favorite versions of the trip (I did end up going to Bnh M Hunh Hoa (Banh Mi Huynh Hoa) another time, so another video about that coming soon. But anyway, I ordered the normal special banh mi, a Vietnamese sandwich stuffed into a crusty baguette, and it was incredibly good. The bread was crusty and fresh, and they included just the right amount of toppings and ratio of ingredients. Happy full of the banh mi for breakfast, we then continued walking, and next stopped for a cup of Vietnamese coffee, which always hits the spot. One of my goals for visiting Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City, was to film a video about the top things to do, the attractions of the city. So after we ate breakfast, we then took a walk over to the Cathedral of Notre Dame, sort of in the main center of Saigon. The cathedral is a beautiful structure, and I did some filming and videos of both inside and outside the church. Right across the road from Notre Dame in Saigon is the Saigon Post Office, which I had actually visited the day before. Next stop, we headed to the War Remnants Museum of Saigon, a museum in the central area of the city that showcases displays of mostly photography depicting the horrible acts and results of the Vietnam War. It definitely wasnt a light museum, and nor was it much fun to visit, but it did offer a glimpse into the terrible events. After the museum, we then went to Tao Dan Park, which is located just across the street, where we just walked around. After doing some sightseeing in Saigon, we were pretty hot and hungry, so walking around, we found a small restaurant, called Com Tam 77 to stop for lunch. The restaurant was located just on the outside of Tao Dan Park, not far from the Reunification Palace. I ordered one of the most popular Saigon Vietnamese dishes, a dish known as com tam suon, broken rice topped with a grilled pork chop, and an optional, but highly delicious fried egg on the top. The meal was very tasty, and it truly hit the spot. After lunch, we headed back to the hotel, as the sun was beating down, and it looked like it would rain. I had a chance to do some work, and write some articles and edit some videos, and then we came out again to explore at around 4 pm when it was much cooler. We headed back to Ben Thanh Market, the central main market of the city, before moving outside, walking around for a bit more, and then finally finishing the great day off with a meal at a kind of chain restaurant in Saigon known as Pho Hung. It was nice to get some AC and cool off, and I have to admit that my bowl of pho bo, or Vietnamese beef pho was actually quite good. I
Date: 2019-08-19

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Comments and reviews: 10

Travel to Discover
Hi mark, ill be in ho chi minh city from june 14 to 18, 2015. I am using your travel videos as my guide in this city. I would like to ask for your advise regarding the area where i can find the best budget accommodation. pham ngu lao or the benh than market area? By the way, i will also try looking for some of the places where you took your eat out adventures, esp the lunch lady. wonder where to find her in saigon. By God's grace i know i will survive this solo travel adventure abroad. Keep it up Thanks for inspiring us through your travel videos Chris from Laguna, The Philippines.
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Tôn Xuân Vân Lý
thanks for your sharing, i'm a vietnamese and i love sai gon, your video make me know more aspects of the sai gon food and some good places to eat. when you went to the market, the saler was saying ''Hello'' very friendly, actually they didn't understand english even some easy words but they always say''hello'' to the foreigner this is the way of vietnamese to show their friendliness because the vietnamese really happy to meet a foreigner.
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Rinish Raj
Mark = u r so so lucky to live this great lifestyle. travel exotic places & eat tasty food with our wife. People like us who cant travel due to sickness & disability see places like Saigon thru your eyes so thank you for making great videos. Please don't mind if we give you any suggestions for improvements. We r your fans. We love your videos. Thank you Mark. God bless u & your wife. lots of best wishes from me xoxoxoxo
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alice smith
Mark, You are really a true inspiration, because of your open- mind and acceptance of others, it is really encouraging and hopeful. I love your videos, the food, the travels and just. the entire experience. Thanks for allowing us into your travels, I am appreciative of your thoughtfulness and kindness in doing so, blessings to you and yours
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Edison Piatelli
Dude, eating Vietnamese food is like walking in a mine field. Cooking kills the pathogens but could you imagine the toxic from pesticides, lead and chromium? You'll be a walking brain damaged idiot moron like the rest of them. And, they litter, spit and urinate at the same spot where they make the food. Feel that rush in your heads? :)
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mai
I remember Tao Dan park had an outdoor rollerskating rink with strobe lights, disco balls, dance music with loud subwoofers, and mini hills and valleys to skate through. I wonder if it's still there. They were also playing Jamaican songs of all types of music, which I thought was pretty rad- this was in 96. ' Oh, and go-cart racing
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Hoang Nguyen
You are not drinking coffee Mark I am a Vietnamese, and I know Vietnam very well even though I live in America. As a matter of fact, I am afraid to eat, or drink anything in Vietnam now. They are bad for your health. You probably do not feel it instantly, but trust me, you will. They are poisoned. I meant it. poison.
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Mal Milligan
Just looked up the exchange rate. 22, 471 Dong for 1 USD. Wow. Their inflation a few years back really killed them. Having been there on and off since 1993, I remember the exchange rate going to as low as 8, 000 and it was at 11, 000 for many years. The Banh Mi Thit (hamburger sandwich) is. 76 cents Wow.
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Cheyenne Romero
With all of your blessings and Micah & A beautiful family/ travel. WHY DON'T YOU GUYS PRAY OVER YOUR FOOD? ,MARK YOUR A GREAT HUSBAND AND YING I LOVE U TOO BUT YOU GUYS NEED TO PRAY and thank God. I havent seen u guys do it once. THANK GOD AND OR WHOM U BELIEVE. WE LOVE U GUYS. i
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