How often do you hear the question what was(any city) like? it is a difficult question to answer because cities are such multilayered entities. You can only speak from your experience. You can capture moments in the life of a city from the streets, the restaurants, hotels, museums, markets or other attractions that you visit. We must add to this list as always the interesting people you meet along the way. Our five day stay was informative and often exciting. Our hotel was located across from a park filled with folks exercising, ballroom dancing and playing badminton early every morning. One of our best decisions was signing up for the Saigon Unseen Tour; the five hour tour exposed us to Saigon warts and all. The cleverly designed tour on the back of motorbikes included viewing sweat shops, temples, rich and poor neighborhoods, markets and narrow streets/alleys that we would never have found on our own. The energy on the street at night is amazing. Here are some of the things we did: Independence Palace, War Remnants Museum, Ben Thanh Market and a 2 day visit to the Mekong Delta. We would highly recommend all of these places should you visit Saigon.
Mui Ne
This is our first Christmas away from family and friends so we carefully chose a destination and accommodation. We are happy to report that we chose well. The Mui Ne Hills Guesthouse made us feel so welcome and they organized a special Christmas Eve BBQ for the guests. The eclectic
mix of people at the guesthouse made for a very enjoyable 7 day stay. Mui Ne is noted as the windiest part of .Vietnam and Kite and wind surfers from around the world come here to experience the challenges of the big surf. We particularly loved the beach experience watching the athleticism of these surfers leaping high into the air and skimming across the waves. We did not spend all our time on the beach. We climbed the red and white sand dunes and visited the picturesque fishing village. Yesterday we took a jeep tour to Ta Cu Mountain to see one of the largest reclining Buddhas in South East Asia. What a spectacular sight! Today as we write we are resting by the pool and tomorrow we are back to Ho Chi Minh Ciy for 2 more days. More on that in our next blog.
Trip at a glance
Weather - overall cloudy but pleasant - no rain Temperatures - 30 to 35 Celsius - very humid -85%
Meals - $8-$30 For example - last night's meal at an Indian Restaurant - $27.50 (4 glasses of wine, 2 excellent dishes and tip included)
Summary - 93 days - $131 per day this includes all transportation, meals, accommodation, in short everything
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