We started our day with 1-1/2 hour scenic drive from the port to Saigon.

Our first stop was the War Remnants Museum, once known as the Museum of Chinese and American War Crimes. It illustrated many of the atrocities documented during the Vietnam War.

Our next visit was the Reunification Palace, formerly known as the Independence Palace, where on 30 April 1975 a North Vietnamese tank crashed through the front gate, symbolically liberating the country. It was rebuilt and completed in 1966 on the site of the Norodom Palace that was bombed in 1962.

Next we visited the famous Thien Hau Pagoda, dating back to the eighteenth century and dedicated to Lady Thien Hau, the Chinese Goddess of the Sea. The pagoda houses beautiful ceramic figurines and a scale model of a boat, commemorating the arrival of the first Chinese from Canton.

We did a quick stop at the old Post Office. One of the oldest structures in Saigon. Then, we headed to the Chinatown market. We walked through the large shopping area and then out into the streets to find Vietnamese Pho noodle soup.

We then made the 1-1/2 hour drive back to the port.