Bejing and Shanghai

[Cruiser Too]

I was born in the South in Tay Ninh, and we snuck out in 1978 in a leaky boat. The first and only time I've been back to Vietnam was the 2003 trip when I visited Hanoi in the North for 3 nts. I'd like to go back to South Vietnam sometime as well.

I've read that Saigon (HCM City) is a "must-see".

In the mean time, having "Pho" for breakfast, is the closest I'll get to Saigon

 

[ripshion]

I have visited both Beijing and Shanghai. Both cities are very big. Beijing has more historic landmarks ie. Great Wall, Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square etc. where Shanghai is like being in Los Angeles, but a very nice city. I also took the cruise down the Yangtze River and saw the Three Gorges, awesome sight!....a must do if you have the time! Also, go to Xian to see the Terracotta soldiers. Mandarine is spoken in Beijing and Shanghai, and Cantonese in the Guangzhou region. Have a nice trip!

 

[Cruiser Too]

Thanks Ripshion