When a Vietnamese friend told me his girlfriend may have opened the very first shop in Vietnam that specializes in selling only Hello Kitty and nothing else, I went over to check it out. Found in the ladies’ shopping street of Ho Chi Minh City, Saigon, you won’t miss it with the big and familiar pink Hello Kitty signboard. And it helps that they are right in the middle of a cross road junction. If you are riding there, start from the Zen Plaza of Nguyen Trai Street. With Ben Thanh Market on your back, just head all the way straight down for about 10 mins…

Last post of a 3 parts series on the Ben Thanh Market…

Part 2 (of 3 parts) on Ben Thanh Market. This post is on the food and the wet market scene…

These pictures of Ben Thanh Market are fresh from the oven, taken in March 2010. Although I can’t possibly photograph every single item on sale at Saigon’s number 1 attraction, I hope they give you a good idea of what’s available at Ben Thanh Market. I’m breaking them down into 3 parts: Part 1 (this post) is on the clothes, Part 2 is on the food and wet market and Part 3 is on the handbags and accessories….

This is an on-going series where I’m trying to give you as much as I can on shopping in Saigon. So do remember to check back every once in a while. I’ve already started 1 on Saigon Shopping Eden Mall which cover the immediate perimeter of Eden Mall. For this article on Saigon Shopping Opera View, it will be on the immediate perimeter on (of course) Opera View. Opera View is just diagonally across the Saigon Opera House…

Dropped by Le Pub to do a virtual tour and here’s more pictures and some comments…

Visited Cholon to check out the Vietnamese New Year atmosphere there. Returned with these pictures…

Within this Saigon Hard Rock Cafe, you’ll find seating for more than 200, a vibrant bar and a live music area that is elevated so everyone gets a piece of the action. Needless to say, memorabilia from Hard Rock’s iconic collection adorns the walls of Hard Rock Cafe Ho Chi Minh City and they include items from many of the world’s most beloved and recognizable musicians like John Lennon and Bruce Springsteen. But what I love best are the bloody friendly staffs. You get so much vide from them that is very rare in a Saigon restaurant. And when you are done with their world famous menu, check out the ‘Rock Shop’ featuring Hard Rock’s rock n’ roll inspired merchandise including limited-edition pins and t-shirts…

This is part 02 on Saigon shopping at the Eden Mall…

Saigon shopping, or shopping in Saigon, is the best and easiest compare to other parts of Vietnam. Best place to shop in Vietnam because the choices are more varied given Ho Cho Minh City’s cosmopolitan background. And easiest place to shop in Vietnam because the shops are a lot more congregated compare to the other major cities…