Ho Chi Minh City

A long flight to Singapore, scheduled 5 hour wait for connecting flight and 1 1/2 hour flight to HCM left me feeling slightly tired on arrival. That said large Asian towns dont do quiet/relaxed so the drive from the airport did the job of waking me up.

Motorbikes are the vehicle of choice and the driving technique common for Asia (go forward, hoot, go forward hoot, hopefully miss, go forward). But it somehow seems to work as whilst there is a lot of traffic it seems to move (eventually).

I only had one full day here, so decided on the standard half day trip to the Cu Chi Tunnels and then to walk around the centre (given hotel is right in heart) PM. The tunnels are interesting and whilst the Vietnamese frame is smaller than its European equivalent, it must still have been a claustrophobic environment. That said they only stayed there when the French and then the US were searching in the area so this was probably days rather than weeks at a time. Still, will not have been the most pleasant area to spend much time in.

Slightly effected by torrential rain in the afternoon but managed to get round the Reunification Palace and the War Remnants Museum. The Museum is the sort of place that you have to visit and whilst shocking and painful in some areas, very worthwhile.


Pictures here.

p.s. - writing this whilst watching recording of Ebbsfleet Town v Wimbledon on Star Sports. Must make a note to add this to my Sky Sports and ESPN subscriptions.