Hanoi to Saigon
Day 10 started off early, with two wake up calls at 5.25! We all jumped on the bus at about 6 for an hour long ride to the airport. We sat around at the airport for a while and finally checked our stuff in, but just as we were about to head to customs, an attendant came over and started looking for some one from our group with brown hair! I knew I wasn't in trouble because I have red hair :) Lucky Ben got taken out to the "back room" and we were all pretty worried, but he returned moments later and Dean was ushered away. We got a little nervous when the door was locked, but we needn't have, because it was only a miscommunication. Phew! Off we went through customs and all was well. Once we had boarded the plane, we discovered that not only does Vietnam Air have old and very wide planes, but the most uncomfortable seats in the world! We think they were posture correcting, but they were horrible!
When we landed in Ho Chi Minh City, we had to wait aaaages for our bags, but we had a huge downpour to watch that kept us occupied. We all then piled in to taxis that could carry five, but acutally it was four passengers so we had to squeeze a bit! At our guesthouse, we were warmly greeted and offered refreshing drinks. We all then gladly dumped our bags in our rooms and headed out for lunch and a little shopping before our 1.30 deadline at the guest house. We then had a quick briefing about the museum we were about to go to and then headed off to The War Remnants Museum. A lot of us were nearly in tears as we saw pictures displaying the horrors of the Vietnam War, but it was interesting to learn about and many poeple gained some knowledge. We then walked (the long way) to the Reunification Palace and when we got there, no one decided to go in, but we saw the tanks that had helped break the gates, and be part of ending the Vietnam War. Most people got taxis or cyclos to the guesthouse and then hit the town for shopping! It was bargains galore and to chill at the end, we all had noodle soup and spring rolls for dinner!
Ali
When we landed in Ho Chi Minh City, we had to wait aaaages for our bags, but we had a huge downpour to watch that kept us occupied. We all then piled in to taxis that could carry five, but acutally it was four passengers so we had to squeeze a bit! At our guesthouse, we were warmly greeted and offered refreshing drinks. We all then gladly dumped our bags in our rooms and headed out for lunch and a little shopping before our 1.30 deadline at the guest house. We then had a quick briefing about the museum we were about to go to and then headed off to The War Remnants Museum. A lot of us were nearly in tears as we saw pictures displaying the horrors of the Vietnam War, but it was interesting to learn about and many poeple gained some knowledge. We then walked (the long way) to the Reunification Palace and when we got there, no one decided to go in, but we saw the tanks that had helped break the gates, and be part of ending the Vietnam War. Most people got taxis or cyclos to the guesthouse and then hit the town for shopping! It was bargains galore and to chill at the end, we all had noodle soup and spring rolls for dinner!
Ali
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