Tag: district 1

Last week I took some shots from District 1 on my birthday. The city is quite bright at night now making Saigon one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

I had to ship some letters to the US, I decided to use UPS for the first time. My father was a UPS driver so I thought I would take this photo for him.

Cathay Life Insurance, a Taiwanese insurance company. Cathay Life Insurance Office in Saigon

They are all over the place. Fake Apple Center in Saigon

When I first came to Saigon in 2004, there were very few ATMs. Not anymore. Techcombank ATMs are everywhere. Techcombank is partially invested by HSBC which means I can…

Saigon Co-op Mart is a popular grocery store for Vietnamese. Co-op Mart - Saigon

Another apartment building near Pham Ngu Lao on the busy Nguyen Trai street. Vietnamese Apartments

The famous Bui Vien street at night with Bitexco Building in the background. Pham Ngu Lao is the famous backpacker area in Saigon. Bui Vien Street - Pham Ngu Lao

Normally the Tet holiday means the streets of Saigon are deserted. Not anymore, capitalism has made Tet another Western commercialized holiday with heavy holiday…

A very famous restaurant in Saigon with some of the best foods for backpackers. Santa Cafe is always packed most of the night with some of the best banana shakes I ever…

Saigon is a beautiful city during Tet. Light decorations like those below line most of the streets in District 1. Tet lights in Saigon

My friend, Lee, introduced me to a great restaurant with some awesome greasy burgers. It is run by Vietnamese who lived in Europe and learned how to make "real"…

I have passed this Catholic Church so many times on Hai Ba Trung Street, in District 1, but never have really taken a good shot of this church. Not that I remember, at…

Cockfighting is illegal in Vietnam but you seem them all the time. There are at least 1 cockfight near my current alleyway each day now, or so it seems. They are not as…

I have been spending several lunches per week at at Eleven Cafe, 29 Le Anh Xuan in District 1 (Opposite of the New World Hotel). The coffee and food is really good there…

This picture should speak for itself. What is wrong with this picture? In Saigon, you always have to deal with motorbikes going the opposite way on a one-way road. This…

Just visited a new halal restaurant in Saigon today. Banana Leaf @Saigon is owned by the former owner of Halal@Saigon offering Malaysian, Singaporean and Vietnamese…

Finally tried the BK near the New World Hotel. I was never a whopper fan having actually worked at BK when I was in high school. Last night, the whopper with cheese was…

This is the view I get of the Bitexco Building from where I live now.

Just saw this a couple days ago across the street from The New World Hotel.