Some part of Ho Chi Minh City or Saigon looks and feels just like Paris; those wide boulevards, French villas, full-grown trees and outdoor cafes. This former capital of South Vietnam is large, exciting, populated, trendy and comparatively industrialised. Sightseeing here is not world-class but you are advised to spend some quality time and act like a local! Recommended activities are haggling senselessly in Ben Thanh Market for the best lacquerware, squatting for Pho (beef noodles) on a chaotic footpath, finishing off the last drop of black Vietnamese coffee or listening to the latest tunes at the Apocalypse Now bar.
If you are keen on traces of Vietnam War, check out Reunification Hall and War Remnants Museum for better insight. The figure of wartime hero, Ho Chi Minh, is one of the most photographed sites, right in front of a remarkable City Hall. Within Lam Son Square lie the city's lavish hotels and municipal Opera House – a rendezvous for locals and visitors where you could imagine being Parisians.
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