HO CHI MINH CITY – With My Dien, Saigon is busy and crowded, but each person will find a place to belong, her own is the coffee corner at Notre Dame Cathedral.
During the time of social distancing in Ho Chi Minh City, a number of social networking forums specializing in updating food spots have posted articles reminding familiar places in Ho Chi Minh City that are loved by young people. It can be mentioned that Nguyen Hue pedestrian street, Con Rua lake, Notre Dame Cathedral, Nguyen Van Binh book street … evoke many memories for young Saigonese.
Ngoc Thao (25 years old, Binh Thanh), an office worker in Ho Chi Minh City, said that she likes and misses the most when she goes to Nguyen Hue pedestrian street to welcome New Year’s Eve and watch the moment of New Year’s transfer. “When I celebrate the New Year at the pedestrian street, I have to go early to park the car, choose a nice place. From the afternoon, I took advantage of taking a nap to gain strength and have fun with friends. There were years when I went to welcome New Year’s Eve and got hooked. bags, lost items should learn from experience to be more careful in crowded places.” She said the space at Nguyen Hue pedestrian street is always cheerful and makes her not sad, on weekends she often invites friends to come here to enjoy the wind and chat.
In addition, Thao also remembers the times when she sat down on the pedestrian street with thousands of people facing the big screen to cheer the Vietnamese football team to victory. She hopes that the Covid-19 epidemic will soon be pushed back so that she can go to the walking street to have fun and eat delicious dishes at restaurants in District 1.
Minh Nghia (23 years old, Binh Tan) said that he will go to a familiar cafe on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street to drink coffee and meet friends when the city is out of Covid-19. The corner of the shop is where he and his friends did group exercises from the time he was at the university lecture hall until he graduated from school and went to work. Nghia likes the scent of roasted coffee in the shop, a scent that makes people feel comfortable and secure. On social distancing days, he makes his own instant coffee at home every day to satisfy his “addiction” to the restaurant.
As for My Dien (23 years old, district 5), in 2016 when she first entered Ho Chi Minh City to attend university, she and her friends took a bus from Thu Duc to District 1 to explore famous destinations in Ho Chi Minh City, then she walked on Le Duan street from school through Nguyen Van Binh book street to the city center post office and then stopped at Notre Dame Cathedral, sat down at a corner to drink coffee, just like the suggestions from the school siblings.
Dien said that was the first time she felt the hustle and bustle of a big city: “Ho Chi Minh City has busy traffic, busy roads, and a lot of tourists from different countries come to visit, we walking together but not feeling tired or tired because of enjoying everything here.. After taking pictures and walking, the group stopped at a coffee shop with neatly stacked newspapers and drank coffee together. The fragrant and cool iced milk coffee makes me feel very comfortable, at the corner of the street, there are also pigeons flying, making the scene much more beautiful.
Last year, My Dien graduated from university and stayed in the city to work, every morning she took advantage of going to work early to avoid traffic jams and also had time to look at the familiar streets in District 1 every day. Saigon is busy and crowded, but each person will find a place to belong: “Every time I feel pressured, I often go out and have a coffee at Notre Dame Cathedral to watch pigeons fly and children. The season of oil flowers flies in April and May, this place is more beautiful and romantic, sitting and watching the scenery also feels my heart soften, the pressure is also reduced. “
Sharing the days of social distancing in Ho Chi Minh City was the first time she saw the most different city in the more than 4 years she studied and worked here, the central streets were empty, the shops were closed. She hopes everyone stays healthy and safe for themselves, the city joins hands in repelling the Covid-19 epidemic so that everyone can return to their daily lives soon, can drive to the street to see the places they miss. me. “I will drink a cup of coffee at Notre Dame Cathedral, then I will drive back to my hometown to visit my family,” Dien shared what he wants to do after the Covid-19 epidemic is under control. Follow vnexpress