HO CHI MING CITY or SAIGON was our last port in Vietnam. The downtown area was an hour away from the Port, so most of us got Hotel rooms in town, as prices were so reasonable. Sadly, it was a rainy four days, but that kept temperatures moderate and we could still get out and do most things. We stayed in district #1 as most of the City highlights are in this area along with the nightlife. Traffic is very busy in the City, especially motorbikes. Crossing the streets needs to be done with intent and quickly as there are very few traffic lights or stop signs. 

For dinner, we were craving another delicious Banh Mi sandwich, like the ones we had in DaNang, and thought we would get it at Banh Mi Me In - since it is listed as a Michelin star winner for 4 years in row! Others from the ship talked about how good it was, but I don't know if we ordered the wrong ones or just got a bad batch, but our bread crumbled and there was no standout flavors. Bosco's shrimp was marginally better than my crisy pork.We appreciated the gloves that accompanied the dishes, but left dissappointed.

After dark the town lights up! Neon is everywhere, along the tons of massage places, restuaurants and bars. Competition is fierce, eveywhere has representatives trying to lore you in from the sidewalk / street! Thank goodness we had a loose plan, set up by our favorite party ringleader Eddie! He had a ship What's App Chat with a timeline to explore the happening Bui Vien Walking Street.

First stop was The View, I nice rooftop bar that had real charm with laterns everywhere. Next was THI, a tiny place with a live band that was good, but just too small a venue to handle our group of 25. So onward to Frolic, which was so nicely air conditioned with great dance music and pretty boy dancers! We didn't make it to the last stop, after midnight, sleep was calling!