Missing the Cu Chi Tunnels

After battling a sore throat and a night of coughing I elected to stay at our hotel to try to shake it off. John joined the group to the Cu Chi Tunnels.
After a sleep-in and shower, I read up on what I was missing out on then set up in the foyer with a book and a latte to give housekeeping a chance to service the room. After a couple of hours it was still not done so I set off with my trusty translator and currency converter to find a chemist. Saigon is hot and noisy but the hotel is central so the chemist was not hard to find.
The streets are crowded with motor bikes, scooters, cars and trucks and whilst it it a surprise to find nothing gives way to pedestrians, I think the city would become gridlocked if they did..Read more