I walked to this place every evening, just to buy fruits and the famous iced-coffee. Only on the very last night, I finally bought some souvenirs home.
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Monday, December 29, 2014
THE NIGHT MARKET AT BAN THANH MARKET AREA
11th December 2014 [1st DAY HCM TRIP] ~ This place could be mistaken as the night market back home as there were too many Malaysians on the streets, especially with halal restaurants on both sides of the road bearing names like "Serai", "Aysah" or the huge "1Malaysia" symbol outside the shop.
I walked to this place every evening, just to buy fruits and the famous iced-coffee. Only on the very last night, I finally bought some souvenirs home.
Too many things to see, too little time to decide what to buy. This would be a very dangerous place for women - not because of safety reasons, though. This place was like a shopping haven that operated right outside the hotels and people could conveniently shop whenever they wanted to do so, especially when Malaysian currency was very much welcomed for business transaction. You have been warned!
I walked to this place every evening, just to buy fruits and the famous iced-coffee. Only on the very last night, I finally bought some souvenirs home.
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
THE FAMOUS BAN THANH MARKET - PART TWO
There was this one part of the market where tourists did not walk around. At least I did not see any Malaysians around here, I think. If only they could buy all the seafood like fish and prawns to bring back home, I think they would do that too. I was expecting to see unfamiliar items on sale but there wasn't any - I should perhaps come early in the morning to see something more interesting.
When I saw this colourful section from afar, I really thought they were artificial flowers, but they were not. Fresh flowers were in abundance and I guess the Vietnamese produce their own fresh flowers in some parts of the country and the locals are also buying them daily.
Believe it or not, I did not buy even a single thing from the market. I was always out during the day and too tired to visit the market in the evening. Furthermore a night market is held 24/7 so I could just buy similar items from the market easily, especially souvenirs.
What are the useful tips if you are going there? Just bring a lot of money and hone your bargaining skills.
Monday, December 22, 2014
THE FAMOUS BAN THANH MARKET - PART ONE
11th December 2014 ~ [FIRST DAY HCMC TRIP] The famous market in Ho Chi Minh happened to be just a walking distance of a 5-minute walk from the hotel where I was staying. It was the first place I visited and found that it was a typical market like what I have seen in a touristy city. If I were to throw a stone in the market, I was quite sure the probability of a Malaysian to be hit would be very high. Even the traders were speaking with the customers in Malay language and they accepted our Ringgit Malaysia currency. The lady vendors would be calling me "Abang... abang.." (translate: sweetie, NOT brother) in order to attract my attention. Suddenly I felt like a hot stuff to be there, with people calling and at times pulling my hand. *sigh*
Let's just have a look at the items put on sale at Ben Thanh Market.
Let's just have a look at the items put on sale at Ben Thanh Market.
Have you seen anything that you like?
LINKS TO OTHER PAGES OF THE HO CHI MINH TRIP
Ben Thanh Market [PART TWO]
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