District 3

Street Food

First stop on the Street Food 101 tour by Saigon Street Eats.

The Price of Beauty

Bahn Mi Street Food

Second stop on the Street Food 101 tour by Saigon Street Eats.

Street Food

A woman tends to her street food cart in Ho Chi Minh City's District 3.

Seafood Street Food

Third stop on the Street Food 101 tour with Saigon Street Eats.

Street Food

A live conch that will soon be grilled and served.

Street Food: Crab legs with tamarind sauce

On the Street Food 101 tour with Saigon Street Eats.

Street Food: Clams with lemongrass

Street Food: Scallops with peanuts

Street Food: Grilled conch

Street Food: Shells on the floor, please.

It's okay to throw your shells on the floor, according to our guide. It makes clean-up easier for the staff. They just move the plastic furniture, sweep, and then reconfigure the tables and chairs.

Street Food: Noodle soup

Fourth stop on the Street Food 101 tour with Saigon Street Eats.

Street Food: Noodle Soup

Fourth stop on the Street Food 101 tour with Saigon Street Eats.

Street Food: Ice cream

Final stop on the Street Food 101 tour was ice cream served in a fresh coconut shell. We were stuffed by the time we got here.

Vespa Adventures tour

Agenda for Vespa Adventures tour

Bird Lover's Club

Every morning in Tao Dan Park, bird lovers and men who raise song birds gather to let the birds practice their singing.

Bird Lover's Club

Every morning in Tao Dan Park, bird lovers and men who raise song birds gather to let the birds practice their singing.

Everything is done on a motorbike in Saigon

The Venerable Thich Quang Duc Monument

This park is dedicated to Thich Quang Duc, the Buddhist monk who self-immolated in protest at this intersection not far from the Presidential Palace (Reunification Palace) in 1963.

Motorbikes and tiny chairs

Seen near Ho Thi Ky Flower Market.

Ho Thi Ky Flower Market

Drive-up service at the flower market.