After lunch, we returned to Sanouva to get our bags. They helped us hail a taxi and off we go to Majestic Hotel.
I chose Majestic for our last night in Ho Chi Minh as I wanted something "nicer". Majestic was nice, it was very grand and has a long history. The room was big, a lot of wood used for the furnishing but it doesn't look worn out at all, that is to say, the rooms are very well maintained.
The room had a very high ceiling -- rare these days.
We had a room that opens out to the pool. The pool unfortunately very small, and situated where all the outdoor units for the aircons are, hence it is very warm and stuffy. We did not use the pool at all.
After a short rest, we walked around the CBD area. We had wanted to visit the landmarks such as the Post Office, City Hall etc but we got lost a few times.
Ended up at Vincom Mall and Parkson for awhile.
We had ice-cream at Fanny, after a long search. The ice-cream was not bad and by Singapore standards, very cheap.
Can't recall where we went for dinner. It was likely just a food place in town; we were not picky.
We also had coffee at Phuc Long.
We woke up on Day 4 and had breakfast in the hotel. The restaurant was at level 5(?) and although the spread was not huge, it was better than Sanouva's. What was most interesting to me was the bread spreads available - they are made locally (ie in Vietnam) and had flavours like banana and dragon fruit!
We checked out at about 12noon and had lunch at the hotel. This was our most expensive and unsatisfactory meal! Local food has to be had outside of the hotel.
All in all, I enjoyed our trip, enjoyed the difficulty communicating with people, and enjoyed not thinking about work. I hope for a return trip, longer in duration, so that I can experience life in the mekong delta better.
