We started day 9 with hotel breakfast at Myst Dong Khoi and it was great – so much choice! After brekkie we visited the War Remnants Museum which had some fascinating – and horrifying images and details about the US “war of aggression” towards Vietnam. Definitely a different perspective than what Australian history tells kids in schools.
We also visited the cafe apartments. This decaying nine-story complex once housed American military officers during the Vietnam War. Fast forward 60 years and dozens of boutiques, cafes and restaurants now occupy the former apartment units. We paid VND 3000 to catch the lift to the top (about 30 cents) and then walked back down to each level. We stopped for a drink (yum) and some spring rolls (revolting) so we could sit on one of the balconies .
I had to do a few hours uni work but then got to go for a refreshing swim in the rooftop pool and enjoy some drinks in the bar.
We headed off as a group of 4 to Ben Nghe Street Food Market (formerly known as the Ben Thanh Street Food Market) which is a dining hall that consists of dozens of trendy eateries cooking up everything from Vietnamese to Mexican to vegan food. All the deliciousness of street food with the added safety of good hygiene and refrigeration! Prices were also very low.
We walked back to the hotel via the markets and picked up some cute souvenirs as well as seeing lots of pretty buildings with all their lights on.
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