The punishing heat beat down upon our backs as we walked through District 1 in Saigon. Armed with a sketchy map of the area and an umbrella that we shamelessly borrowed from the hotel, we trooped out into the hot sun. We left Singapore to escape reality and the dreariness of work, but could not leave the oppressive Southeast Asian heat behind (well, not unless we ventured a little bit further away from the equator).
The only plans we had were dinner plans so we went about aimlessly and sought shelter in the first museum that we came across, which was the Ho Chi Minh City Museum. It was housed in a colonial building much like the National Museum back home.
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| Ho Chi Minh City Museum |
We left after viewing the exhibits for food at a nearby French bakery. The pastries were dreamily beautiful and made me long for a cafe of my own. We then hopped to another cafe for coffee and desserts at a place near the Opera House. L'usine was tricky to find, but was a charming hideout from the punishing heat.
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| At L'usine |
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| Coffee, cupcakes and good conversation |
My stomach was never in want during the entire trip. Shortly after this, we joined the crowd buying noodles at a corner street stall and shared a bowl of steaming goodness. Ahh, this is the life.
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| At the bustling street stall |
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