10/22/24 Ho Chi Ming city Vietnam

It started with a very gloomy morning…. They said it’s going to rain 100% for sure… And we are glad it did… Otherwise it’s too unbearably hot and humid….. The whole city felt like a big Sauna and it’s really baking……

However we were excited to be here in this very characteristic country and historic city… We joined the ship’s excursion and it’s a full day excursion…. Lots of getting in and out to see places and take pictures.

Good morning Vietnam!!!!…. Misty morning arrival at port

Pleasantly awoke by very strong delicious ice espresso with milk…. Vietnamese style

Grab bike taxi service 😆… Passengers ride on Grab (equivalent of Uber) bike….. Thailand also have this…. Very interesting

Many street food with low tables and chairs looked so yummy 😋

Modern side of Ho Chi Ming city… Complete with KFC, Starbucks, rolls royce dealership… Etc

Central post office with Renaissance architecture

Lunch was buffet and a show at a hotel…. Love the Vietnamese long dress!

The famous Independence palace where South Vietnam government hands over the country to north Vietnam

The gate then…. That tank is now a hero and had it’s own museum 🤣

A Chinese temple in Chinatown, the twirling insense that’s up for purchasing and blessing can burn up to 1 week long

National flower of vietnam is the lotus flower, they said the embryo of the lotus helps with insomnia

Our wonderful and energetic guide Ten, shows us pic of where the last US helicopter took off during the war…. we saw this scene in the show Miss Saigon!

Vietnamese people seem to all have a calm and sweet demeanor but they are also tough and strong and were able to fend off multiple genkhis khan’s mongols invasion and of course won many wars including with the US 😉

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