It's been an interesting time in Vietnam. Flew into Ho Chi Minh City (Siagon) a few days ago. We took a taxi to a backpacker area and found a cool little place to stay the night (picture). We went out that night into the city for a few beers and had a good time. Very few Vietnamese people speak English...far fewer than Thai's. Saigon is huge (about 8 million people). It's kind of smelly too and there are zero cars there. Only motorbikes...thousands of them everywhere (picture). The next morning we decided to head out of the big city. We picked a place in the Mekong Delta (very southern part of Vietnam) called Vinh Long. Right off the bus a nice Vietnamese lady maybe 30 years old asked us if we wanted to do a home stay with her family. We looked at some pictures she had with her and went for it lol. We took a ferry across the river and her husband picked us up on a motorbike. They took us to the floating market the next morning and made an awesome family style dinner for us. We stayed there for 2 days and now we're on our way to a city called Rach Gia. The Norwegian girls are on their way over to meet us there. I'm excited to meet back up with them.
The public transportation here is crazy and it seems like there are no rules of the road. I didn't have a culture shock in Thailand but I for sure had one in Vietnam lol. It's 4 pm here and we have to catch our bus! I love and miss everyone Back home. P.S. Go Giants!!! Until next time...love
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