The first trip to HCM city

This topic is about my first trip to HCM (a.k.a. Sai Gon), which is the biggest city of Vietnam. Last year, me and couple of my best friends had a good opportunity to visit SG together. You know, after graduation, we scattered all over the country to pursuit our dreaming lives. Some went back to our hometown – Vinh city, some bravely challenged themselves at far-away Southern cities or even foreign countries. I myself chose to stay at Hanoi capital where I have been living since 2009. So, one occasion for us gathering together for a SG trip was outstanding chance that I accepted without a hesitance.

HCM is located in the Southern of Vietnam, which is two-hour flight from Hanoi. It has accquired reputations for its gentle people and active living rhythm. In economy side, statistics show that HCM contributes most of Vietnam’s revenue, surpasses both Hanoi and Danang.

And HCM did not disappoint me as well as my friends at all. We tried the morning coffee, bought some lotteries from orphan children, and ate the local cuisines as much as we can. Like other tourists, we spent time to visit some famous locations around the city such as Dinh Doc Lap, Duc Ba church, the city’s post office, and Ben Thanh market. Moreover, one place that I would recommend you is Nguyen Hue walking street which is always crowded with lots of holding events. Of course, we snapped some photos, and posted to our social pages. Here are some from us.

The only drawback of SG is its terrible traffic systems. You know, I witness traffic jams in Hanoi almost every day, but I think it is more pleasant than SG’s situation. Despite of big city, the urban streets of SG are too small. They are all overloaded under the hustle and bustle of modern life. There are too many people as well as lots of traffic. So as you can probably imagine, the neighborhood is always very noisy. Besides, the surburb streets are not better, because they are easily flooded under the afternoon rain, which is the normal phenomenon of trophic area in rain season.

In conclusion, I still had an absolute blast at HCM city. Everthing has its own pros and cons and in this case, the beauty of SG won over my heart. I only stayed for a few days, but it definitely helped me mitigate stress and refresh my energy before coming back to work. In the future, I would like to have time to return it longer in order to fully enjoy SG’s traditions. ^.^