9 Must-Try Vietnamese Drinks

Vietnamese cuisine is world-famous, but few visitors to the Southeast Asian country think about what they'll be sipping on the streets of Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City. That's a mistake: the country's drinks are as delicious and diverse as its cuisine.
Vietnamese people don't usually drink while they dine, perhaps because most meals are either soup-based or include soup at the end, to fill up any "last holes." Enjoying a drink is a separate event, whether it's meeting friends for a coffee or stopping at a streetside stand for a refreshing juice. The exception, of course, is a boozy drinking session, where the focus is on the alcohol and the food is considered an accompaniment.
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VND (Vietnamese Dong) Currency!

The Vietnamese Dong (VND) is the official currency in Vietnam.
Exchange rate as in Mar 31st, 2016 is 1 USD = 22,325 Dong
Bank notes currently in circulation are in denominations of 100 / 200 / 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 / 20,000 and 50,000 Dong and there are no coins used.
VND (Vietnamese Dong) Currency!
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Delicous food in Ho Chi Minh City



BUN MAM, LAU MAM
Delicous food in Ho Chi Minh City

Delicous food in Ho Chi Minh City

The most delicous of Bun Mam, Lau Mam are in the western of Vietnam ( such as Can Tho, Vinh Long, Long An provinces), but you can enjoy eating them in Ho Chi Minh City. The most important thing of Lau Mam is the water, it need to cook careful. We can eat Lau Mam with water spinach, corn beans…
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Independence Palace

Independence Palace (Dinh Độc Lập), also known as Reunification Palace (Vietnamese: Dinh Thống Nhất), built on the site of the former Norodom Palace, is a landmark in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It was designed by architect Ngô Viết Thụ and was the home and workplace of the President of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. It was the site of the end of the Vietnam War during the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, when a North Vietnamese Army tank crashed through its gates.

Independence Palace

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Notre Dame Cathedral

Notre Dame is a cathedral located in the downtown -  District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Established by French colonists, the cathedral was constructed between 1863 and 1880. It has two bell towers, reaching a height of 58 meters (190 feet).

All building materials were imported from France. The outside wall of the cathedral was built with bricks from Marseille ( second largest city in France, after Paris). Although the contractor did not use coated concrete, these bricks have retained their bright red color until today.

This cathedral is old architecture - an opposite image with high and modern buildings in this time. Visitors and Vietnamese people like visiting here and taking beautiful pictures.


Notre Dame Cathedral


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Some pictures about Vietnamese Woman

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