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Quận Năm

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    • Day 58

      Walking around Ho Chi Minh

      February 24 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C

      Walked around, checking things out. Clocked a good 29k steps today. Chris had her nails done, and I walked around, taking in the sites. We learned of a full moon parade that we wanted to check out. It ended at a cultural center, and it turns out there is more than one. We walked for an hour and twenty minutes to the wrong one, lol. We took a Grab to the right one and saw the tail end of the parade. There were thousands of people lining the streets watching. We walked back for another hour and had dinner and listened to some live music on the walking party street. Some great people watching. During our strolls, we saw some strange things, a chicken in a cage on the sidewalk, a burning donkey piñata thingy, people getting their hair cut on a sidewalk, a bonsai tree farm, kids and a dog on a pool table, and countless scooter ballets.Read more

    • Day 65

      Ho Chi Minh City part 1

      April 6, 2023 in Vietnam

      Efter lite om flyttning av resplaner kunde jag och Tabi få till att träffas igen. Vi var inte redo att släppa varandra, vet inte om vi någonsin kommer bli. Vi mötes upp i Ho Chi Minh City och körde en mat rundtur med några studenter. De skjutsade runt oss på sina mopeder. Riktigt kul upplevelse och det kändes som detta var staden vi bodde i och var ute med våra vänner en vanlig kväll.Read more

    • Day 1

      Ho Chi Minh

      April 2, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C

      With one country down, today was the day I headed to my next destination, Vietnam. Having heard so many good things about this beautiful country, I was excited to be moving on, despite the sad departure from Cambodia.

      After patchy sleep and being exhausted I made it to my 8.30am bus to Ho Chi Minh. I was sat to a very nice Cambodian, who attempted to make conversation with a very tired me. I felt awful that I couldn't be more of a joy to sit next to but I think my previous week had taken its toll.

      Having slept most the journey and experienced my first border crossing of my trip, I arrived in Ho Chi Minh at 4pm and wow it's a hectic city. First time crossing the road took at least 5 minutes and I'm hoping I make it out the city alive. However, I made it to my Hostel and checked in for the night. Having money to sort out, I made that a priority before I could enjoy myself and snoop around the shops.

      My hostel being located in the centre of town was perfect, being near various shops and the main market. My dinner was street food, adding up to a huge total of $1 as well as treating myself to ice cream which was freshly made (also $1). Eating for this little money has already made me fond of Vietnam.

      However, the market certainly sells questionable food, I saw crocodile being cooked in front of my eyes,
      something I haven't braved to try yet.

      After a very long day and being extremely tired, tonight is a rest night and the rooftop above my hotel is the ideal spot for this. Despite not having met anyone yet, it's quite nice to observe the city from my point of view and really take in the sights I'm seeing.
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    • Day 15

      Saigon

      December 2, 2023 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C

      Abfahrt heute um 7 Uhr. Wir halten unterwegs auf der Brücke Dong Ngai Fluss, in Dorf Langa. Fischer bieten Fische (Welse, Schildkröten) in Wannen an.
      Man sieht viele schwimmende Häuser der Fischer.
      Ankunft in Saigon gegen 15:45 Uhr.
      Nach kurzem frisch machen im Hotel Rang Dong starten wir zu einem gemeinsamen Spaziergang um die Stadt kennenzulernen. Vorbei am Präsidentenpalast, der Oper und dem Rathaus erreichen wir eine kleine Gasse gegenüber dem Centralmarkt. Hier beginnt das Amüsierviertel. In der Roofbar des Hotels Ritz nehmen wir mit einem schönen Blick auf die beleuchteten Hochhäuser einen Sundowner zu uns.
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    • Day 12

      Mekong Delta

      November 22, 2019 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

      So we have had breakfast and now have 6 new people join the group, now on the bus on the way to the river to get on a boat and try a lot of fruit from the tropical fruit garden

      So we saw how the different tropical fruits were grown, and then had a taste. After this we went to the bee farm, checked out the bees, tasted some honey from the hive followed by some honey tea.

      We then got back on the boat to go to the coconut farm/factory and saw how the coconut was farmed and opened and stripped.

      Also watched the woman making the candy (very nimble fingers).

      We then went on to taste the coconut wine, banana wine and rice wine which just happened to have cobras and scorpions in the bottle's
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