we are back in Vietnam last time we came here we had the most amazing time exploring
Northern Vietnam but this time we are kicking off our adventures in Ho Chi Minh City one
of the most vibrant and exciting cities in Asia from the chaotic Street to the historic
landmarks and delicious street food come and get to know Ho Chi Minh City with us [Music]
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so we're here at this cute cafe called Bonjour Cafe The Art it is literally just down the
road from where we're staying and we're staying at a more quieter more laid-back neighborhood
in District 2 called Thao Dien and just driving around here we noticed that there's a lot
more expats in this area mostly because I think there's international schools the British
International School is like right across from this cafe here when we travel we tend
to like to book boutique hotels inside of these huge hotel chains when possible and
in Vietnam there are so many really cute family-run boutique hotels so the one we're staying at
is called Sen Boutique House they have around eight apartments and the apartment we have
is amazing it is so big so spacious we have a perfect working desk we have a very comfortable
bed washroom even a kitchenette if you need to use it it's probably perfect for people
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I noticed you didn't get a Vietnamese coffee no I went for um just iced Americano because
I had a Vietnamese coffee last time and I my heart was pounding so fast my head didn't
operate right so maybe I'll save that for later another thing I missed about Vietnam
is cafes like this on the second floor with a balcony overlooking the street so you get
to watch people and see how local people live an interesting thing about this place though
and I think it might apply to a lot of other small Vietnamese cafes is that they kind of have a lot of work areas
so people come and they just have coffee they stay a couple hours and work so they like the
inside of the cafe to be super quiet I think that's also because of Vietnam it's starting
to be a hub for digital nomads yeah you see a lot of foreigners coming and living here
long term so a lot of these cafes now have very comfortable working stations
so our rough plan for today is to head towards the busier side of town we're
gonna go to district one to the area called Tan Dinh Market to just check out a local market
find some local eats and explore some of the landmarks of Ho Chi Minh City so far driving
in Ho Chi Minh city is a lot easier than Hanoi really yeah people don't honk as much do you
notice it yeah they don't honk as much I gotta say though Vietnamese people are very good at driving motorbikes
they're very good at maneuvering their bike and also carrying a lot of stuff on their
bike yesterday we were driving and we saw a guy carrying a bike on his bike like a full-on
motorbike insane oh look that's the tallest tower right there [Music]
let's find parking and then we can choose something to eat I think we can just park here
okay should I get off work no look at that perfect I'm so proud of you babe you
were navigating the map taking b-rolls on the iPhone and vlogging on the main camera
on the back of the motorbike in Ho Chi Minh City and being careful that no one grabs my camera
but I felt pretty safe actually like I wouldn't hold it out anywhere you've got to be careful but I think it feels safer than I thought
you did a good job let's try something here at this Market which is called Tan Dinh Market
and then we can just wander and see what's in there okay you found a place you want to try this
what is it crab soup oh interesting okay we can share one and then try something else
at another place because all of this is foreign to me but this looks good
sup cua sup cua one do you want fresh rolls oh that looks good too okay okay yes
please you know a lot of people in Vietnam don't speak English and sometimes the language
barrier can be a hassle yeah but so far we've been using a lot of sign language and pointing
and Google Translate and it's fine oh thank you
that literally took like two minutes so we have these fresh spring rolls and there's
prawns I think there's a little bit of pig's ear in there which we like so it's not like
foreign to us and then the dipping sauce seems to be a bit like a diluted oyster sauce I'm
not sure but it's not too strong tasting it's not fishy a little bit sweet oh it could be
a diluted hoisin sauce and this is like a thick crab soup so there's more than just
crab in here there's like mushrooms it looks like shredded chicken or imitation crab meat
this is a fully loaded seafood soup it reminds me the texture like egg drop soup but thicker oh
it's sweet and sour soup this is delicious it's like a sweet and sour soup consistency
seafood soup that's a mouthful wow so good very good I think it needs something vinegar or something in there
she said a little bit of this I think this is vinegar
and she said a little bit of this to add spice
you can already smell the chili makes such a big difference
much more like a kick in the face now very good definitely need to add those sauces in there this is
very different from the soup that we usually eat in Vietnam you never think about something
like this it's always either pho chicken or pho beef this is new and it's delicious
54,000 I think 100,000 was like what five dollars six dollars that's $2.25 wow and we ordered one more of
the spring roll too that's insanely cheap [Music]
this is such a cool alley walking through all the vendors selling clothes
and fabrics yeah there's so many fabric vendors I guess you can choose some fabric and make
your own clothes we were looking for the sound for the longest time it comes from this box
it's a tiny kitchen oh
she's gonna feed him or her
it's feeding time milk
it must be so hard feeding the baby with the syringe he keeps moving she's her mommy now
I wonder where the mommy went
so this market has a huge fabric section and then
it kind of goes into dried goods like dried fruit and nuts dried seafood and just outside
there's also this area that is full of fresh produce so it's quite a nice and clean and
interesting local market but there isn't that much for us here so I think we're going to
walk around a little bit here and then we'll just head across the street to one of the
historic sites in the city
don't run don't run don't run
now that' a beautiful church it is can we go inside
I'm not sure let's go on the side here to see if you're allowed
so this is the Tan Dinh Catholic Church and there's a little bit of history that I want
to share with you guys so this church was built in the French Colonial period so in
the 1800s but it wasn't painted pink until the 1950s so once they painted pink then it's
kind of been known as the Pink Church and it's also not the largest church in Ho Chi MInh CIty
it is the second largest so the first one is actually the Notre Dame in district 1
but then this one is the second biggest and very very beautiful Church let's take a look around
we have changed locations now we are at the
Vinhomes Central Park area we thought we would come and take a nice look at the tallest
building in Ho Chi Minh City and no better place to do that than here and we also grabbed
some banh mi on the way yeah it was just a street side banh mi place Banh Mi 602
yeah there's no place to sit you basically grab it to go but it was clean the lady was
so friendly and these pork sausage and grilled pork banh mi are 20 000 VND each that's a dollar that's incredible
you can never go wrong with a quick banh mi snack
this complex here is very developed there's a lot of high rises mostly residential buildings
there's even like hospitals and schools lots of cafes hairdressers Spas so it's a very
developed little neighborhood here for I'm guessing like more wealthier Vietnamese like
expats to stay in but yeah look at it it's so beautiful you honestly if you live here
you don't really need to go anywhere it has everything and this giant green space you
can see everyone is utilizing it the kids here are playing soccer behind us a lot of
people come here and picnic just like we do now I was surprised to see such a
beautiful green space in such a busy busy city great find I think
I have been looking forward to this all day today
still delicious still delicious this is the most wonderful drink in the world that we just
discovered yesterday so when we got to the city yesterday we just came around here to grab a sugar cane juice
but as we sat down a kind gentleman recognized us he said normal sugarcane juice is okay it's not so great
and he said we need to try these sugar cane juice mixed with orange kumquat and durian
thank you thank you I want to say if you're watching this thank you so much you're an angel
and we weren't planning on eating again but the lady who is right next to the juice stall
she sells the famous broken rice with grilled pork I ordered a fully loaded one there's
a fried egg there's a egg pie they call it egg pie and shredded pigskin and pork chop
look at the char on the pork chop it looks really really good and it comes with a chili
sweet fish sauce so that you can top it with so as we enjoy our broken rice dish and our
juices we just want to say that we had one of the best days here in Ho Chi Minh City
and we're excited to explore the city for a couple more days before we head onto the
Mekong Delta on a two-day tour we'll be visiting one of the biggest floating markets in Vietnam
and we can't wait to show you thank you so much for watching and as always Have a Wonderflo Day
we'll see you in the next one bye bye