Ho Chi Minh is a city of mopeds, gauze bandages, cunning sellers and snake-frog delicacies. Local currency Vietnam - Dong. These are plastic bills depicting the leader of the communist revolution in Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh. To move around the city, the tourist will be more convenient to take the Moto taxi (cost 5 dollars). On the roads are prevailing a messy movement, almost all drivers ride at no more than 30 km / h. You also need to purchase a mask that will protect against dust. Although, flip flops enjoy masks so that the face does not sunbathe, as they believe that than whiter skin, the girl is more beautiful.
When you come to Vietnam, there is a feeling that I got at the time of the Soviet Union. Everywhere sickles, red flags, hammers and portraits Ho Chi Min.
The main attractions of Ho Chi Minh are outside the city.
Floating village on the Mekong River is one of the most interesting attractions. In such floating villages, very poor people live in Vietnam, who cannot afford to buy a plot of land. Here they spend their whole life, from birth to death. Externally housing such people looks like a simple design. Empty barrels in the form of floats, on which wooden boards are set. There are TVs that run from a diesel generator. There are no baths and toilets in such houses, all these procedures, as well as wash, occur in muddy waters of Mekong. Local residents feed on the main fish, which they themselves are bred.
Partisan tunnels that are 70 kilometers from Ho Chi Minhine are a mandatory tourist visit site. These are tunnels that are deep underground and the partisans were hiding in them during the Vietnamese War. The total length of tunnels takes 250 kilometers.
Walking around the city, visit the Ben Tan market. As on any Asian market, the Vietnamese also love to bargain. If you do not bargain, you may be offended, so it is impossible to miss this possibility. Here not only can be purchased inexpensive clothes, but also taste fresh seafood: acne, fish, snails, snakes, frogs. Prepare seafood your desire. Do not forget to specify, sharp food, you love or not. Vietnamese cuisine is very sharp and specific.
The beaches in Ho Chi Minh City are missing, so it is necessary to leave the city and go to the nearby town of Wung Tau and Mui.