Day 67
Today was our first day in Vietnam. We arrived around 11am because of the tides and were able to get off around noon. Ashley, Taylor, and I went shopping downtown at a market type place for a while. Then went to a late lunch at a sushi restaurant, it was so good. After lunch it was raining, so we walked around in the market a little and then went to a coffee shop. Before dinner we came back to the ship to change and then Lindsay’s parents took all 8 of us out to dinner at a restaurant called ‘Vietnam House’. There are a ton of parents here in Vietnam because Semester at Sea set up a parent trip to come here while we were here. At dinner we just got a bunch of different dishes and split them all, it was all amazing and it was so nice to have a good meal!
Day 68
Ashley, Steph, and I spent the morning shopping in the markets and walking around Saigon, exploring different areas. I bought a few things in the market, everything here is so cheap! We went into a travel agent and booked a 2 day, 1 night tour that we are going to be taking tomorrow at the Mekong Delta. It was cheap, 25$ for accommodations, a tour guide, and transportation, we will see how it ends up going. Before we headed back to the ship for some lunch, we wanted to go to one of the nicest hotels/restaurant in Saigon (Ho Chi Ming City). It was called the Rex Hotel, and at the top was an open roof restaurant and we went up there for a coffee and enjoyed the view. We went back to the ship for a late lunch and hung out for a little, before going back into the city. Then we went to the War Remnants Museum and I learned all about the Vietnam War with the US. I didn’t realize how much the Vietnamese hated us and how much damage we really did. It was sad to read all the stories and to see some of the pictures that were displayed, but I am glad that I got to learn about it because I really didn’t know anything. We decided to treat ourselves to a manicure and pedicure and had gotten a brochure from the restaurant we were at last night of a really good spa. So we decided to go there and our manicure and pedicure was only 15$, and it came out good! We ended the night by going to the backpack district (Vietnam has 5 different districts) and we had some dinner while sitting at a corner restaurant in the middle of the backpack district, watching cars and people pass by. The restaurant was called Crazy Buffalo.
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