Thursday, December 18, 2008

Vietnam! Ho Chi Minh/Saigon City Redux

Kelly hadn't seen the city so ther was a bit of a repeat in sights, but getting around on our proved a challenge. We decided to dip our toes in slowly by hiring a cylo instead of a motorbike. It was a great ride - slow but in the thick of the action. Allowed us to see the city rather than just zip through it. But, this being Vietnam, it wasn't going to be easy. We just wanted to go to the Cathedral, but we got taken to a pegoda first, then the Cathedral. And because of this detour we didn't ask for, it was more than triple the original agreed upon price. Well, argument ensued but in the end we got a good deal. then getting from the zoo (which wasn't as bad as China's, but still not that good) we hired motorbikes. Such an exhilarating ride! To drive in this environment takes such awareness and just TRUST in the other drivers.

We stopped at the night market to pick up a souvenir shirt & keychain. We ate at Pho 2000, which is where Bill Clinton ate way back when, and stopped at frozen yogurt, which was so out of place but I'm not complaining!

And now, bus to Phnom Penh! Bring on Cambodia!

2 comments:

Unknown said...

hehe I have vivid memories of you throwing money at the cyclo guy and us walking off. My assumption here is that it wasn't an agreed upon price in the end, but us giving up and giving him what we wanted to give him. good times.

Kristal said...

haha yeahhh we totally just gave him money and ran. but you know what, it worked! haha, victory!