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Last 2 days in Saigon
Zoo/Bontanical Gardens/
We went to the Botanical gardens and the Zoo. The place is designed as a park where you can interact with plants and animals in a fantastical theme. For example you can go to dragonland and view reptiles, water lilies and topiary.
Vietnam History Musuem
I learned that there have been Vietnamese peoples living in Vietnam for over 5,000 years. There are more 53 ethnic minorities in Vietnam with different cultures, and traditions. Their languages span the 7 separate world language families. This museum was built like a Chinese Temple and used principles of ventilation and balance to keep the rooms and exhibits cool even in the heat of the Saigon afternoon (90 degrees F).
Ben Thanh Market in Saigon
We heard that you can get anything you want at Ben Thanh market. The place is like a large wall-to-wall warehouse of goods with just small narrow walkways between them for one (very skinny) person to walk through. My aunt Be said that there are 5 times as many goods there as there were when I was a child and that she often gets lost.
I can see why you wouldn't be able to see the signs dividing the departments between the mile-high stacks of goods. The market captures the chaos and bustle of Vietnam. Though it is roughly organized into categories like garments, food (cooked and uncooked), electronics and housewares, chaos and make-shift organization reigns. Hundreds of merchants are here. Your senses are bombarded with the smells and sounds of life that Americans are usually isolated from by our ordered, sanitized society.