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!