Ben Thanh Market at Night
Saigon is alive till late into the night. I have friends even in their teens who are out late at Karaoke or just meeting with friends. About 4 years ago the area around Ben Thanh Market, which was previously empty at night, is now ablaze with lights. Entire restaurants and stores appear. Canopies go up and stoves, barbeques, tables and chairs come out. Signs go up and carts filled with all kinds of food appears. There are tanks of fish, shrimp, lobsters, crabs, frogs, snails, clams and other wonderful things are on display. Just after dusk there are convoys of people rolling all these things to the market. It is something everyone should experience. Van Anh, her sister and I went there for dinner and it was a beautiful experience.