Tour of Vietnam (Thao)

Hi Chris! How are you? Last week, you told me you want to travel in Asia, so I'm inviting you to visit my country, that's Vietnam :).

Day 1 - 4: Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh is a busy city with lots of beautiful places to go sightseeing. We'll visit Duc Ba church, it's the biggest church in Vietnam. It was built between 1877 and 1880 by France. The architecture looks Roman and if you come there, you'll find out about their history. Then we'll go to a Vietnamese restaurant to enjoy the local food. I think we should order ''Pho'', one of the types of traditional food.  It has got noodle, beef and vegetable in it.

Duc Ba Church

After that, we'll go to visit The Thong Nhat Reunification Place.  It's a place where there was a negotiation between France and Vietnam in 1954. It also has many documentaries of the war. This fascinating goverment building, significant for its role in the Vietnam conflict, is preserved almost exactly as it was in 1966.

Thong Nhat Reunification Place

Finally, we''ll go to the Ben Thanh market, that's a big market in the downtown area of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in district 1. The building was build in 17th century and it has become one of the symbols of Ho Chi Minh City, popular with tourist seeking local handicrafts, textiles, ao dai, souvenirs and as well as local cuisine.

Ben Thanh Market

*Day 4 -6 : Ha Noi Capital

Ha Noi is the capital and second-largest city of Vietnam. It was the most important political centre of Vietnam. I recommend you visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. It's a large memorial to the Vietnam leader in Vietnam. It is located in the centre of Ba Dinh Square, which is the place where Ho read the Declaration of Independent on September 2, 1945.

And then we'll go sighseeing at Hoan Kiem Lake, known as Sword Lake. It's a really beautiful place in Ha Noi.  You can take many photos.

After that we'll go to eat local food in the north of Vietnam (because Ha Noi Capital is a part of North).

Uhm...after that I think you will also want to know the culture in Vietnam, and I'll take you to Tran Quoc Pagoga.  You know most of Vietnamese are Buddhism, so we really like to go to pagoda on special days (New Year festival and Mid-Autumn festival)!

Tran Quoc Pagoga in Ha Noi

*Day 6 - 8: Ha Long Bay

And we'll stop at Ha Long Bay, I think many people know about Ha Long Bay because it was listed by UNESCO in 1994. It's a really romantic place, almost like paradise :)! A good place for couples who want to have a perfect honeymoon.

Welcome to Vietnam :)!