Saigon has its modern side...
From skyscrapers...
...to multi-lane highways...
...and gleaming office towers and malls...
We spent some time exploring one of these malls, Saigon Centre...
...which had a large Takashimaya Department Store.
While items on sale at Ben Thanh market were a steal by Singapore standards, international goods and brands on sale at Takashimaya and at outlets inside Saigon Centre were more expensive than the same products sold in Singapore, typically 15-25% more costly. I wondered who could afford to buy these branded goods there. I certainly wouldn't have paid those prices for that merchandise!
There was also a gourmet supermarket in the basement of Saigon Centre, where a very nice selection of fine foods and fresh produce from all over the world could be found.
