Here are the postmarks that I acquired from Hà Nội, Ninh Bình, Huế, Đà Nẵng, Hội An, and hành phố Hồ Chí Minh or Sài Gòn. I only gave myself two weeks to may my way from North to South, so I skipped a lot of attractions, but here are the places I visited:
Hanoi
- Old Quarter
- Ho Chi Minh Museum
- Lake of the Returned Sword
- Temple of the Jade Mountain
- Ate phở
Ninh Binh
- the panoramic viewpoints at Mua Cave
- the historic Hoa Lu Ancient Capital
- watched "Ma Xó," a Vietnamese horror movie, at a cinema
- also watched "Obsession" or in Vietnamese, "Ám Ảnh," at the same cinema the day after
Hue
- Hue Imperial City
- Ate bún bò Huế at Dong Ba Market
- Ate turmeric noodles at the same market
- Thiên Mụ Pagoda
- Thích Quảng Đức's sedan at the Thien Mu Pagoda
Da Nang
- Dragon Bridge
- The Marble Mountains or Ngũ Hành Sơn
Hoi An
- Ate cao lau at Hai Chiến Cao Lầu, where Anthony Bourdain also visited
Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon)
- watched "Supergirl" at an IMAX theater
- Thich Quang Duc Monument
- Saigon Central Post Office
- Cơm đập at the Cơm Niêu Sài Gòn, where Bourdain also ate
- Ate banh mi because this is its birthplace
- Couldn't catch The Lunch Lady, so ate bún mọc at a nearby restaurant and shared beer with the locals (read about it here: https://www.facebook.com/ravstheworld/posts/pfbid02bBxL7u9AHxAmqYjryq9DfnwGeMD566uHHjn5hrCNpodBzb6mBPStYf74aVUsQL9yl)
I am still in Ho Chi Minh as of this posting, so this might be updated. I also forgot what I did in the other cities. I'll update this as I remember.
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