Back in Saigon

After the luxury and relaxation of Phu Quoc we went back to the crazy fast paced city-ness of Saigon for a few days.  What an amazing city (and what an amazing place to go and EAT!)

This place is pretty much like Vientamese McDonalds.... there is one on every corner, it is cheap, dependable good food and fast.  They make pho which is usually a beef broth with slices of beef cooked in the broth, noodles, corrainder (cilantro) mint and chilli.  It is one of my favourites!  This place is known for serving up pretty good pho and you can pick the cut of meat you want to have in it too.

I don't think I want to be a Vietnamese Electrician.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silkie While over there I was keen to try black chicken.  A much loved Asian dish it is pretty much unheard of in Western cuisine... Also the appearance of the dish doesn't contribute to increasing its popularity...... It tasted nice - just like chicken soup really!

More crazy power lines....

The Benh Tanh markets - a crazy place but great for souvenirs and food.  You need to bargain with the stall holders to get a decent price.  Justin is the bargainer out of us two so I generally walk into a shop, pick what I want and tell Justin and walk out.  If it was up to me I always just pay what they ask for it - sucker! We had read up on this place before we went there and learnt that they give you plastic bags to put your purchases in in different colours according to how good a bargainer you are so as to forewarn the next stall holder.  We had prepared and bought a back pack with us so we could conceal the coloured bags that marked Justin as a hard bargainer!

 Another thing I absolutely wanted to try while we were over there was weasel coffee... the idea of it is a bit gross but trust me it tastes great! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weasel_coffee

 I like this photo..... I think the sales girl was glad she had a stool handy to be able to serve this giant man!

Had to have Margaritas at the Hard Rock Cafe - Saigon.  And get a photo with the friendly security guy!

We went to a Dim Sum restaurant that was really amazing.  It had a guy there who just made noodles from scratch the whole time we were there.  It was amazing the way he pulled, stretched, whacked and hey presto here are all these beautifully uniform noodles!

We really had such an amazing time in Saigon... I would go back there for a holiday anytime!