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Whenever I go away I holiday, one thing I enjoying doing is to find a local cafe and spend an afternoon there not going anything at all.  I had plently such opportunity at Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam as there was a whole block of building with just cafes.  This was the Cafe Apartments.
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Cafe Apartment is located at Nguyen Hue Walking Street which is a very wide pedestrian walkway.  It was raining when I went and there were hardly any people around.  I could image it being very busy when the weather was good as the area is quite central.
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I hurried inside to get away from the rain and was amazed that that was so much to see.  There are 9 floors in the block and I reckon between 3 to 7 cafes on each floor.  You can see there are 6 units on each floor in the photo and there are 2 on the side.  Not every unit is a cafe, some are used as workshops.
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It was great exploring each floor and see how creative the owners were in desiging their cafes and the outside.  I walked up floor by floor, and tried to get a glimpse of the inside of the cafes to see which one took me fancy. Quite a lot of them looked very inviting.
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The building dates back to the sixties was was a bit worn out, particulary around the inner court area.  Having said that, I liked the small details of the building very much.
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In the end I choose a cafe which not only looked very inviting inside but also, I was attracted by its name.  The seemed like a perfect place to spend an afternoon, especially when it was raining outside.  It even had a small balcony and this is the view looking back down to the Nguyen Hue Walking Street.
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I spent a very enjoyable afternoon thinking and dreaming inside Thinker & Dreamer and by the time I left it was dark already.  The Cafe Apartment looked just as amazing at night time.
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<hr><b>Location information</b><br/>● 42 Nguyen Cu Trinh, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam<br/><br/><hr><br/><center><a href='https://en.tripsteem.com/post/tt20190416t062050404z'>The Cafe Apartment</a></center><br />
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