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| Bright & sunny day! Saigon view from my balcony |
Exactly in the corner of these two streets; Nguyễn Du and Hai Bà Trưng, there is the sign of this residential complex that I treated like “Graduation Monument”. I took some of my Indonesian visitors to pose in front of this “Monument” as sign of their graduation in Saigon.
This residential place is “so city center”. I could hear the bell from
the Notre Dame even at 5 a.m. when it was still dark. On 14th July,
I could hear the music entertainment at the French Consulate during National
Day Celebration -J
Furthermore, it is near to everywhere I needed to be; French and Vietnamese
classes, yoga places, doctors, supermarkets, restaurants, malls and coffee
places -J
Coffee Moment
The first time I visited this city was two years ago before I eventually moved. Highlands Coffee was still located at Kumho Office building behind this apartment.
But when I arrived, the same area was under renovation with Coffee Bean sign -J Countless, I visited this café.
The Link with Lots of Food
This Link is strategically located in between the Hotel and the Residence.
It is very convenient to go there especially when raining.
There are many restaurants including Tiếp thị gia đình Supermarket that has ready-to-eat meals, and franchises like MOF or Ministry of Food with Japanese food and Japanese Sushi Bar which we became regular customer.
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| Sashimi moment! |
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| Chawan mushi, my favorite |
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| Vegetable tempura |
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| Garlic mushrooms |
Our SOP (standard operating procedure) in Sushi Bar is to order tuna/salmon sashimi, edamame, lunch package of grilled Sanma/Saba fish or the black bream fish, and grilled mushrooms. Một ly trà đá và một ly trà nóng. One ice tea and one hot tea for drink, and a glass of Sapporo draft beer once a month.
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| Grilled Sanma Fish, my favorite |
Lion City is of course
where I went if I am craving for Singaporean chilly crabs, or pepper crabs,…. Sedap! Ngon quá! See link: Food for fun 1) Crepes and 2) Teppanyaki
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| Right: Lovely Brotzeit Girl |
Going back to beer, we had a
ritual of having a glass of beer once a month. Brotzeit has German beer,
Paulaner, which is a good companion to their sausages. Even though I am not a
big fan of sausages, I was always keen to go to Brotzeit for the desserts -J
Hard Rock Café is always providing the same quality of food and services all around the world. Like it used to be in Jakarta, HRC in Saigon presents good live music with Filipinos Band.
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| Hallo Hardrocker..!! |
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| We're in Korean Booth at International Student Bazaar! |
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| Which one is beer and which one is tea? |
Dae Jang Gung is situated the first floor upstairs, opposite the Brotzeit. First time dining at Dae Jang Gung, we had the shabu-shabu package of meat, vegetable and mushroom. Second time I went there with Tomoko my Japanese friend, we sat inside the cubicle which is decorated so Korean, cute… I noticed that in Korean restaurants, guests get “sweet iced cinnamon” as after meal drink. So fresh!
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| Condiments at Dae Jang Gum Korean Restaurant |
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| Only in Vietnam I've seen blue roses @ Flower Market District 5 |
….. to be with the loved one on Valentine’s
Day is one of the precious moments. However, as both of us would be travelling
on Valentine’s Day, we agreed to have an early Valentine’s Dinner. Also, to
tick the box that we went to this restaurant which used to be ‘no-name’ restaurant,
we made a reservation at Bobby Chinn Restaurant.
As per my own SOP (Standard
Operating Procedure), I would behave and do proper table manner when dining at
Michelin Star restaurant i.e. no taking pics. Well, this is not Michelin Star,
but I did not take any pic at all -L
-J
Romantic decoration with rose
petals spread on the white clothes table. Good list of wine and champagne. The
menu is interestingly designed. At the bottom of the menu there is a list of
restaurant manners which is written in a casual and funny way...
I like the variety of his middle
east dishes on the menu. I had scallops with olive oil for appetizer and lamb
for main course. Crème brulee for dessert was served in a plate and chocolate
writing with his name. In overall, the food is fine.
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| Pic was taken by restaurant staff, it's too romantic to be shown here, but see our desserts! |
Let’s have chicken feet!
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| Chicken Feet Dim Sum |
You should see the expression of my loved one every time I said so! LoL.. But he likes other Dim Sum on the all you can eat Dim Sum brunch menu at Yu Chu Chinese Restaurant.
This is my favorite fried Dim Sum, I don’t remember its name, but if I describe it as ‘fried taro’ to the waitress, she understands it…  |
| Fried Taro Dim Su |
Basilico
“One touch button” room service
from Basilico is the very last option for lazy people. Yes, we did that a few
times.
All of the food in this
trattoria is either “good” or “very good” -J.
My favorite dish is the Risotto. Once they had Risotto promotion and I had Truffle Mushroom Risotto. Miam! J'aime les truffes! -J Basilico thin and crispy pizza has been our favorite too. Seafood pizza and four cheese pizza are our favorites!
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| Risotto, my favorite |
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| Delicious Seafood Pizza |
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| Great Spagetti |
It is silly to go to Italian
restaurant and have chicken congee for brunch. But it is my favorite continental
breakfast! Chicken congee is nicely served in a bowl; the congee in the middle and
surrounded by shredded chicken, salted egg, leeks, peanut, ginger and tong cai (don’t ask me what it is in
English).
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| Chicken Congee @ Basilico |
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| Delicious Pancake |
Lunch time is always crowded with working people from surrounding office buildings. It is good to see energetic crowd from the glass wall – if I passed this place on my way to my Vietnamese class. One day in June, this is where I took my girlfriends for birthday lunch - which unfortunately was also my farewell -L
Dinner time is less crowded but still
cozy; half deemed light, candles, Italian music, good food, good company...
Good way to end the day, with my favorite Fruity Red Wine -J
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| Fruity Red Wine |
Thanks to staff of InterCon Residence
who has made our stay in Saigon memorable, Reception and Concierge staff has been
very helpful to us. Thanks to Au who was there to help me when I lost my
Blackberry. Thanks to Viet who is always cheerful greeting guests at the Lobby.
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| Thanks for your hospitality Viet! |
Thanks to all of the Reception ladies, they are not only beautiful but also
helpful, I turned to them when I couldn’t do homework for my Vietnamese
language, LoL…
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| I took this pic when V-Force went to District 6 |
Next
and last posting about Saigon; “Sweet and Bitter Week”- a season finale -L
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