Monday, June 25, 2012

Picturesqueness: Vietnam

Not expecting much from this trip we caught a seat sale and a tour at TF.  In turn it turned out be a hilarious adventure 02/10/2012 - 02/15/2012.
Day 0:  Arrived at Hồ Chí Minh
Day 1: 
AM: Walked around the Saigon District
They are everywhere
Breakfast with the group
One of the many parks in the district
Inside the Reunification Palace
Reunification palace's fountain
Instant Millionaire
Notre-dame Basilica Church
War History Museum
Iced-Coffee anyone?
Fighter planes at Reunification palace 
PM: Shopped at Bến Thành Market 
Bến Thành Market at the background
Saigon's DV
PM: Rode a sleeper bus to Mui Ne
Wasn't able to catch some long Zs here, hayz
Day 2:
AM: Took a tour around Mui Ne, best Vietnam destination if you ask me
Left around 5 am


Our Guide around Mui Ne
White Dunes
looks easy but it isn't. Fun? yes it is, but I was able to swallow a lot of sand after
the fishing boats at Mui Ne
Red Canyon
Red Dunes
Our beach house
With the lovely woman of the house doing her kitchen duties, cuteness
PM: Got a bus back to Hồ Chí Minh, ate Phở and accompanied it with beer


Phở
Saigon beer is beery good
Day 3:
AM: Toured the Cao Dai Temple 
Cao Dai
PM: Continued to Củ Chi Tunnel
tank
I took this picture of Allan, Yeah I did fit in the tunnel
Day 4: 
AM: A whole day tour along Mekong Delta
Mekong Delta: A river, an icon during the Vietnam War
Boat women do the rowing at Mekong
Having lunch with our Canadian companions
The boat ride
Two things to do at the small village along Mekong
either ride a bike around
or bum out, such a no brainer
Our boat
late PM: Flight back to MNL
Thanking our hostel receptionist
Flying back
Thanks TF and Allan for having us, till the next backpacking trip!



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