Day 10: Ho Chi Minh

This morning we caught a 6am bus from Phnom penh to Ho Chi minh! It was actually a really nice ride, considering it was for 6 hours. We crossed the border into Vietnam without any troubles and got to Saigon at about lunch time. We took a taxi to our guesthouse (no more tuk tuks!) and he dropped us at the end of a narrow alley way filled with locals eating and talking, cleaning, sitting on their steps… It was pretty cool. We followed the signs and after a few turns we met some ladies chilling on the steps and they showed us to our room. Haha so random but the room was pretty nice.

We went sightseeing - the Reunification palace, Notre Dame Cathedral, the Saigon post office… We ate some NOM spring rolls and veggie vermicilli, booked some bus tickets through Vietnam.. Just had fun exploring pretty much. So far Vietnam is waaaay nicer than Cambodia. The people are nicer and it’s cleaner, and I like that they have little parks and trees and flowers around.

Basic history lesson #2: The Reunification palace is a government building used during the Vietmam war. There are underground bunkers for protection, offices and conference rooms, lounges and a theatre room. They are all still set up exactly how they appeared in the 60’s.