Round 5-Southeast Asia-Viet Nam Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) on 28 January

2. Viet Nam Ho Chi Minh (28 January)

Macau was cold, we check-in time wearing sweaters, jackets, after landing in Ho Chi Minh, through the window to see the ground crew aircraft was wearing short-sleeve, the surface temperature of 20 degrees.

The customs, the visa officer asked where we live, we say, afternoon sitting on the plane to leave, he amazed of looked at me and showed him the afternoon plane ticket, but because it is in the air in China, Viet Nam e-ticket confirmation is Chinese singles, not knowing he didn't understand, but he will say a few words of Chinese, simple and started asking questions, but also smooth customs clearance, customs clearance when a visa officer is also the way to send a map, but also more useful. The gateway, hurry, luggage, because it's too hot outside, to changing clothes. Remove the thick sweater jacket, put on a short-sleeve Sling, will be looking for luggage.

Dragging luggage to go out of the airport Hall, will soon have the locals came to help pull the baggage, simple English asked where to deposit the baggage, so have a read point English locals took us to a luggage storage Office, one on the left side of the airport lobby.

We get good formalities (had 13 dollars, save to 4 p.m.), the local people are "warm" and following us, because to do homework before, then point out this LP, so aware of all the bus 152 road to urban areas, and would like to ask him 152 road bus station where is my not-so-good English and his body language, probably mean that the new year (Viet Nam also new year), bus stops, you can sit in his car, ask about the price, to 40 dollars, city LP on if playing table to go downtown or 4 dollars, of course sit 152 cheaper. Too expensive, we go on, and later his own price to us $ 20, still too high, walk along the way, don't stop before hitting on a driver, ignored them, never go to see a 152 road car in front (turn right out of the airport Hall), do not hesitate on the car. Not many people on the bus, not many foreigners more, probably because of the closure by zaike drivers. Waiting for a car, there is a conductor of the ticket, she does not understand English, so use the map to show her, we want to get off at the van five old. From the airport to the old Pham, a ticket to 3000 guilders, amounting to 1.5, but also quite expensive, think of those drivers too heinous zaike.

About half an hour, the old Pham, here is the foreign tours tourist enclaves, thought it would be great, but I see two streets, maybe this is not a fan of all five old.

Here 10 points (åœ — äº¬æ — ¶é — ' 11 points), almost lunch time, turned, looked for a restaurant, but it seems this restaurant is a waiter can speak English, but here are many foreigners than Viet Nam, so he is busy. We went to time probably tourists breakfast, so the time on the menu to the list, look for breakfast for a long time do not know something, fried egg, what's sandwiches, look for a long time do not know something, then know that give the wrong menu, Oh!, the end of eating 9 dollars, give 1 dollar tip the waiter was very happy.

After dinner, walk out of the van five old, to the East in the direction of Guangxi, as LP on that there is a large market.

Find a market, but since the new year, closed, there's nothing to go by. In the market there are many human tricycle husband appealed to say didn't understand, but guess what he meant was "off the market, take you to another" or "not to cart". Very politely declined, because they are really impressed by these people. Around the turn of the market going in a circle, on the road a lot hold child begging, watching the kids with physical disabilities, or to have a little money. The way some of the fruit, see favorite fresh mangosteen, cheaper than domestic selling, bought some take to the airport.

Near the market, there is a bus terminal, there is the terminus of the 152, we waited almost half an hour to wait for the car, got into the car and thus ended the short journey to Viet Nam.

In the airport of departure, when asked the visa officer, if you just turn need not require a visa, the answer is no, crazy Halo! waste my 800 dollars.

Overall, the impression of Viet Nam, visa from within the country, to the airport, the driver, and so on, plus, you don't see what King, want to go to the Mekong Delta, but time is not enough.

Fortunately didn't go there, and later with tour Angkor's Alice sisters said it was not fun, is a big market. And Viet Nam are not very safe, although we haven't encountered anything, but a ready after returning home, go to Cambodia's Beijing Alice told me that she was in Ho Chi Minh's Viet Nam man riding a motorcycle robbed SLR cameras.

If you want to go to Viet Nam tourism gay, you can abandon the Ho Chi Minh, no fun, Halong Bay Vietnam, other areas can also be less clear.

(Ho Chi Minh's Street)

(Street Center's statue)

(Statue)

(Van five old)