After a couple of nights at our first hotel and did much walking around and calling for taxi rides, we moved to a downtown hotel which was much more expensive but we thought this location would get us to the attractions much faster.
Our buffet breakfast in the downtown hotel was spectacular! We couldn't even count how many choices were there! We enjoyed it so much!
After a fabulous breakfast, we headed towards our first attraction of the day. But how wrong were we thinking that staying in a downtown hotel would get us closer and faster to the attractions! Unfortunately, my husband was feeling a little tired therefore we didn't walk to all the places we wanted to see.
Instead we ordered a taxi from Grab, an online taxi service. Though the cost of the taxi ride was not a lot, in fact rather cheap compared to western standard, however, the time it took us to get to our destination was long. Traffic was aweful! The streets were always full of cars, motorcycles and trucks regardless of the time of day. We found the traffic congestion as the most frustrating experience in Vietnam. Even for going a distance of two or three kms, by taxi it took at least 20 minutes to half an hour for us to reach our destination. This time, it was no exception for our visit to the Chinese Buddist temple. The traffic was just as bad!
Vietnam badly needs a subway system to ease the traffic congestion problems in the big cities!
RT, HCMC, Vietnam, 02032026
Our buffet breakfast in the downtown hotel was spectacular! We couldn't even count how many choices were there! We enjoyed it so much!
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