One unique experience you can have in Vietnam is the traditional water puppet show. It is believed to have originated as a form of entertainment in the 11th century in the northern Red River Delta.
Saigon
The most populous city in Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts
Museums remember in different ways. The War Remnants Museum tells its story with photographs, facts, and fragments of war. The Museum of Fine Arts , just across the city, remembers through painting and sculpture. Both left an impression on me, but in very different ways.
Saigon’s War Remnants Museum
Almost everyone’s heard of the Vietnam War. It’s taught in schools, dramatized in films, and many veterans are still alive today. But most people, including myself, don’t actually know much about it beyond a handful of images and slogans.