What did US President Obama buy in Vietnam? While witnessing and promoting the signing of contracts worth tens of billion USD, US President Barack Obama did not spend a huge amount of money for Vietnamese products during his three days in Hanoi and HCM City. With a retinue of 800 people and hundred tons of cargo and equipment transported to Hanoi and HCM City by more than 50 flights of heavy transport aircraft such as Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, spending for the 3-day visit of President Obama to Vietnam was huge. However, as most of the things were transported from the US to Vietnam, the volume of goods that President Obama and his delegation purchased in Vietnam was rather low. On May 23, a Cadillac One of the US President left the US consulate to refuel at a petrol station in District 1, HCM City. President Obama spent two nights at the presidential suite of Marriot Hotel, Hanoi. This is one of the largest presidential rooms in Vietnam and the rent is also the highest in Vietnam, $7000/night. In his first night in Hanoi, President Obama tasted Vietnamese bun cha (noodle with fried pork) with celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain at Lien Huong restaurant on Le Van Huu Street. He also ordered seafood spring rolls and crab spring rolls. A serving of bun cha is priced VND40,000 (less than $2). President Obama and the American celebrity chef also drank two bottles of Hanoi Beer, priced at only VND10,000/bottle (50 US cents). According to the chef, the total cost of the meal is only $6. President Obama also ordered four servings of bun cha to take to the hotel. Cốm Hà Nội Before leaving Hanoi, President Obama stopped at a sidewalk iced tea shop in Me Tri Thuong village, Hanoi, where he bought Vietnamese com, according to some security staff. In HCM City, the US President stayed one night at the presidential room of InterContinental Asiana Saigon Hotel in District 1. VietNamNet Bridge, Linh Nhat