Date: 24 October 2019
After arriving in Ho Chi Minh City from Phuket yesterday afternoon, I was going to begin my sightseeing today.
![Dinh Phat hotel lobby Saigon](http://mithunonthe.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/dinh-phat-hotel-lobby-saigon.jpg)
Breakfast options were from a set menu list. It was pretty much a choice of Vietnamese breakfast options (noodles, noodle soup, fried rice) or Bánh Mì (Vietnamese for bread). But what bread is to Vietnamese is essentially their take on the French baguette.
![Bánh Mì egg fry breakfast](http://mithunonthe.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/bánh-mì-egg-fry-breakfast.jpg)
On the way out, close by was a tour agency. I inquired about a few tours and their prices were lower than what I saw quoted online.
![Day tours from Ho Chi Minh costs](http://mithunonthe.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/day-tours-from-ho-chi-minh-costs.jpg)
I then walked a few metres from the hotel to Ben Thanh market, my first stop for the day.
![Ben Thanh market entrance Saigon](http://mithunonthe.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ben-thanh-market-entrance-saigon.jpg)
![Ho Chi Minh city Ben Thanh area](http://mithunonthe.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/hochiminh-city-ben-thanh-area.jpg)
After 6pm until 10pm, the Ben Thanh market area all around the building turns into a night market with plenty of street vendors selling wares and food.
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