Before I forget all the minute details or even completely about the events that took place last year, I should get them posted here to keep my memory in check. There was Ho Chi Minh in early November (2nd - 6th) last year with Gary. That was during my end of posting leave in O&G. Talk about the trip, it was a pretty last minute decision, like a month before? Or even lesser.
We put up at the Koniko Backpackers Hostel. Saigon was where we experienced their (the Vietnamese) poverty and hardships rather than it being a relaxing or grandeur holiday. Also a place we had to bargain for at least 80% off the price offered for things they sell. That was pretty fun actually. For example, buying a pair of shorts for Rm20 instead Rm100. We did that for almost everything we bought, even for the a coconut. Overall, the thing I enjoyed most is probably the food and the priceless homestay experience at Mekong. But should I have more money for traveling purposes, I'll probably not return there. Once is enough I guess though I certainly crave for Vietnamese food every now and then, especially their beef noodles and barbeque pork! I don't have many pictures with me cuz most of them were taken with Gary's phone and I have yet to transfer them. So yeah, just these few.
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| Gary's fav Bahn Mi (French bread). The first thing we tried before heading to a proper dinner. |
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| My fav Pho Bo (Beef noodle). Our second round of dinner on our way back. |
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| Too lazy to walk to Ben Thanh market the following morning, we took the bike instead! |
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| And this is Ben Thanh Market. The only thing we got from this place was the lotus seed. |
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| Out in the heat! |
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| The monument just across Ben Thanh |
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| Notre Dame Cathedral |
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| Hello bikz! |
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| My fav shot! :D |
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| At Reunification Palace |
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| To make the tour complete, we visited one of the historical sites. As usual, the moment I entered, I couldn't wait to be out. That happens every. single. time I'm in a musueam, If you're in here, better get a guide to explain the sections inside. Or you'll comprehend nothing like us. |
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| Dinner time! Obliged to try at the French restaurant just along the street where we lived cuz the waiter kept waiving at us, asking us to get in. |
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| And we call this 'chap fan' in our country. :D |
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| Hello ahjumma! Bought one of these 'non la' (leaf heat) that served me well in Mekong. |
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| At a rest stop on our way to Mekong. |
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| One of the stops during our Mekong Delta tour for local fruits. Urh, we get these in Malaysia too. |
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| Row row row your boat, gently down the stream. Merrily merrily merrily merrily, life is but a dream |
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| Queen bee honey tasting. We're the only Malaysians in the group. |
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| Homestay! With these awesome people from German! |
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| Our host making us dinner |
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| After breakfast. I can't remember their names. |
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| Hello from us! |
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| At a fruit plantation with my hat. |
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| Last meal in Saigon city before our departure |
