28 Apr 2025
Our tour guide was Liam. He was absolutely outstanding from the start. Told us he would be outside port gate of our ship to meet us with a sign.
He spoke almost perfect English. He had a car and driver.
He told us his plan for the day and asked did we have any special requests. His plan was great.
We saw the Independence palace,Jade Emperor Pagoda, central Post office, Binh Tay Market, Notre Dame Cathedral, War Remnants Museum, passed by the opera house and took a walk through the center which had numerous steel/wire statues depicting the history of the country.
We also visited the lacquer workshop which had stunning products.
We found excellent coffee to purchase to take home.
We also had a great lunch- pho and even a coffee break in the afternoon.
We ended the day with a trip to the 87th floor of the tallest building in HoChiMinh city.
During the course of the day, Liam told us the country’s and city’s history. He filled us in on the importance and celebration of the 50th anniversary of Vietnam.
Liam went way beyond our expectations in describing and explaining events, history, and the historical sites in HoChiMinh city.
We wish we could have had another day with Liam. Furthermore, he had the driver meet us and take us to the next adventure- insuring our comfort zone.