We had our first tropical storm of the trip today, as evidenced by my soaked clothes and shoes! We’d taken a short trip to the Vinhome Mega Mall in District 9, and the rain came completely out of nowhere. Well, from the sky specifically. We came to the Vinhomes Grand Park area in the eastern periphery of Ho Chi Minh City to see family of my in-laws yesterday, and it became our base for a couple of days. Vinhomes is a massive residential property developer in Vietnam, and the Grand Park precinct is a mixed-use development with clusters of huge apartment towers and lots of places to explore. I grew up in Singapore, so this sort of apartment living is right up my alley; give me walkability, parks, and views over the traditional “quarter acre with a backyard” any day. But I digress. The day started with a phở bò at a local restaurant which was better than any I’d had in Australia, though I think the phở they make in Hanoi is generally better than in Saigon. In my experience, you can get…
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