The rest of Vietnam

Ok so where was I... Oh yeah, kids. Gah. Moving on

When I got to Ho Chi Minh I was more than happy. Plus really tired. More tired than happy. So this is where I got practically robbed by moto baik drivers. I didn't know the real cost and I was too tired to care so I ended up paying double the prise I should've. Twice. And I got lost. Or not lost, I just didn't have a freaking clue where I should've gone.

I stayed in a proper hotel that night and it was NICE. I got myself a pizza, watched Disney Channel and just tried to collect energy. The bed was soooooooooooo comfy! like, praise the maker of proper beds. Bed God. I'm a believer.

Saigon is a pretty easy city to see. I went through the main sites within a few hours. The most impressive was the war museum. Outside was the graveyar of old war equipment. Inside there were few galleries. The first one was dedicated to the victims of Agent Orange. It was heartbraking to see how the chemicals used during the war were still affecting the daily lives. Some of the victims were born without legs or arms, some were severly disfigured (like teeth growing out of their nose) and some had some weird skin condition, like their skin was turning in to stone. I know a war is a war is a war, but the Americans made some pretty bad decisions back then. I never really knew what a war means but now I understand more. It is never, EVER the solution.

Next I went to Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica. It pleasantly surprised me as they had closed most of it from the tourists. Although I am not religious I understand that prayers want their peace. Also, the fact that they weren't trying to cash tourists, althought they could've, made me really proud of the people. We need to know our boundaries!

I also visited the Ben Thanh market and got some souveniers. The sellers there were really aggressive and they knew how much the tourists had money. Although it was packed with people, the athmosphere was really nice. It was all busy markety -like.

The next morning I said sayonara Vietnam, hello Cambodia. It was really nice to see the famous country, but Cambodia really did it for me. I don't want to be all Angelina Jolie -like but gosh I love that country. More about it later...