We left our hotel at 9:42 am and got to church at 10:15 am. The church building is inside a village. It’s like we were in a different place because the houses there are uber big and beautiful. I think it’s where the richest people in Vietnam live. Before going to Vietnam, I messaged several Christian churches. I think two or three responded but Pastor Lap of New Life Fellowship responded to me first so we went there.

To New Life Fellowship Church

Book Street

When we went to Book Street, I didn’t realize that it’s just next to the Saigon Central Post Office.

Notre Dame Cathedral – Ho Chi Minh

Saigon Central Post Office

Lunch sa gilid ng Saigon Central Post Office

City Hall

We walked a bit around Nguyen Hue Street.

There was a very kind lady at the mall and gave us directions to go to Ben Thanh Market. We went to Hai Ba Trung Street and took bus #3 (alternative: bus #19).

Ben Thanh Market

Benh Thanh Market is like Divisoria in the Philippines. We were surprised because most of the store vendors speak a little Filipino. When a vendor spoke Tagalog to me, I jokingly said that I’m Korean. They could not say a word. I guess they were confused because I don’t look Korean. Then we all laughed. LOL. The lady started talking to me in Korean and I spoke a bit of Korean. (Pinanindigan ko na lang. LOL.) I think they are taught basic words in different languages because Benh Thanh Market is a touristic area. It’s their way of attracting customers. There were so many people (tourists) there. We bought fridge magnets and keychains for pasalubong.