The Best Pho In HCMC

Renaissance Riverside Saigon,

Ho Chi Minh City

Visit Vietnam wont be perfect without slurping a hot pipping bowl of beef noddle soup (Pho')

*don't ask me how to pronounce it, you may search in online dictionary.

I always love the way how Vietnamese served their food.

Fresh, Light, Full of vegetable and herbs (sometimes too much, makes me confuse between human and rabbit)

USD 15 (RM 50.00) per bowl

way too big for me though, It can feed 3 adults actually.

but I had it myself...

YUMM........ !!

Saigon Weekend Getaway 3: And What I Did Most of Weekend..?

 

watching this...

 

watching that...

munching this...

munching that...

reading this...

eating those...

(pray hard they do not catch the fish from Saigon River)

eating that...

eating this...

the cameras idle most of the time...

Saigon Weekend Getaway 2 : Jaspa's Restaurant

Walk across in a very familiar road.

(I know where I am)

I know almost all part of District 1 in HCMC.

I can walk easily and find what I need.

It feels like I am in my 2nd home sometimes.

Yes,

landed in Saigon. 

Walk on their street,  slurrping their cheap noddle soup or munching spring roll.

Drink the local iced coffee, or 333 beer always give me different feeling.

I really feel I am very connected with Ho Chi Minh City.

I never falling in love with a place at the first step like I love Saigon.

Here in Saigon District 1, I can spend my whole early morning till lunch hour to walk around

just to breathe the pollute air and get burned skin.

Now I start think where I going to settled when I am retired.

Buy some land in Batam, and build shipyard there...

Buy some land in Bintan, and open diving centre there... ( I know who I have to hire for scuber)

*can I call it a guy/girl doing scuba diving as a scuber?

Or Living in Vietnam and spend my days drink 333...?

tough plan..!

this place is so homey to me...

Behind the taxi parked,

on the green (or blue) sign

there is Pho-24

the new outlet.

I will go there next time I am craving beef noddle, for cheaper price (USD 2-3)

keep walk, and stop just next to Grand Hotel

(Lunch here also cheap.. USD 7 for buffet and free wifi)

but I will cross the road.....

a very familiar restaurant,

in a very catchy colour...

I like to sit on the balcony at the top floor,

drink my beer and watch the traffic

Jaspa's owned by white family (I think Germany or Dutch)

Served food and drink in proper way, with a proper manner.

Waitress very polite and everything served clean.

yes, C.L.E.A.N...

VERY CLEAN

under this umbrella

tried hard to smile

(when my heart fucked...)

beer for two, me and my friend..

food is OK here, 

actually quite good.

we had steak for dinner and not bad.

I just don't like the way they mashed the potatoes and mixed it with shocking washabi-taste like.

explode my nose.

Price are OK within USD 10-20 each dishes.

(almost same with Chili's)

I wonder what she eat,

look good too...

**should stop travel to Saigon, before I am too deep in love and too attached with this place.
could be dangerous and very costly...

Saigon Weekend Getaway 1

Ho Chi Minh City

Saigon

Vietnam

I am in Saigon (again)

yes.. another weekend here until i know most of the corner in HCMC especially around Saigon River.

Tonight I fly just after I finish work.

Half running, half worry, half panic,

still with my working skirt I went to the airport.

Good thing about Than Shon Nhat Airport, HCMC there are plenty Wifi places.

And I have to wait around 2 hours, 

my friend arrived late....

Complimentary fruits and mini cakes

(same like last time)

Local Beer to wash the throat down

**wine should arrive very soon, but I never patient enough and just grab anything I can found in mini-bar..$$$$

Here I always had the best Pho'

lean meat, slurpee and light broth, but rich in spices.

Fresh herbs..

Pho 24 any other Beef Noddle Shop can't beat Pho' from Renaissance Hotel

USD 15/ Bowl ~ VND 320,000++

(In Benh Thanh Market you can use that money to buy 3-4 Tshirt, haha)

Expensive Pho' yes

But Oh well.. I got no option,

I am hungry and can't be bother to go down eat in street vendor at midnight.

Cheese Platter, crackers and fruits..
arrived with wine... **$$


And I slept... can't even bother to take shower...
tired day...!

no need to count how much money you've spent
just after you arrived in Saigon...

think bout that tomorrow..!


good night

Vietnam with Love : Saigon River Night Safari

a night after I we awake from hangover,

we manage to went out and walk around to see what is Saigon river look at night

actually me nagging to walk around,

cross the dangerous road with billion motorbike try to run over us.

Enjoy the colourfull boat floating around us

that is floating restaurant where you can dine, sing, drink and have a night tour around the river. We should have dinner there tonight, but somebody was party too hard and get really sick =P

nice night view,

I love the colour the camera created

Floating cruise

close up view..

the Godzilla boat sailing with colourfull light,

scary..!

the street stall, selling some fruit salad

snacks and canned drink

me and my sick face,

promise wont do that again next time..!!

 

couple smile for ice lemon tea

nice night photoshoot,

minus the smile

i like their traditional dress,

very cute

It's late now,
time to go back to hotel
hot shower, warm tea, cookies,
American football discovery channel,
and nice pillows

good night..!!!

Vietnam with Love : Ho Chi Minh City Day Tour 2

Benh Thanh Market

District 1, Saigon.

Walking distance from Renaissance

a lady selling baguette

seems France has a very high influence to the food here

no normal white bread like us

Chinese style roasted duck, chicken, pork and their friends

the guy gave sour and suspicious face to me when I took the picture.

Different with street vendor in Thailand where they always very happy when we took picture of

their food, shop or even the person (they know it's a free marketing for them)

another baguette and the filling

ham, cheese, sardines.

 Look very appetizing in picture, but not in real

at night some unbelieve-able people love to pee in side wall and leave yucky aroma in the morning.

You will think twice to buy and eat here,

unless you really sure you have strong stomach to handle it.

prawn and tiny fish and cockle

(I bet they caught it in Saigon River in front of my hotel)

look fresh and yummy...

fresh flower

wet market which is totally not happening

(different with Thailand..!!)

Anthony Bourdain went here for Bun Cha

(grilled pork served with boiled vermicelli I guess)

another street food

Pho for VND 20,000 a bowl (USD 0.80)

W.O.W....!!!!

I had my Pho in hotel for VND 280,000++ a bowl.

I can get 14 bowls if I eat that street vendor, sitting in a tiny plastic chair and tiny short table made from boxes.

And watch people moving around with their motorbike..

~just like this lady~

(Mike won't happy I sitting around and eat a food I don't know where it's from, haha)

that creme building is the famous market selling everything-you-look-for

the guy in cycle keep tried to ask us to get on it

the seat is too small, not enough to handle my big ass.. haha

Inside of the market,

plenty colourfull souvenir sell here

all of those crappy souvenir (not for me)

I am not fan of buying souvenir or stuff which I don't think I will use or wear.

They will just stay dusty in the house.

tidbits to die for..!

same stuff sold in Petaling Street Malaysia

the market from outside

billion motorbike waiting to run over me,

but I manage to cross the road safe. Mike taught me how to cross the road and yes, we crossed road even closed the eyes.

Christmast everywhere,

cool decoration

but we need to keep walk to find better place to sit and get shelter.

we like this drink place

Aircond.. Aircond..

save us from the heat..!!

owh.. look at that..!

chilled beer in a chilled mug

can you see the bubble...?

slurrrppp....

gulp...

the quiet environment,

peacefull and nice

upstairs they have some outdoor terrace with umbrella

so yes,

we found a place to eat steak when we crave red meat

we bought this, 3in1 coffee, spring roll sheet, and vietnamese style coffee drip.

cute but I don't know how to use it.

all over, was a very great trip.

will go there again next year (except drink way too much and end up feel like shit the next day)