Saigon

 Ho Chi Minh City (or Saigon) ... a tribute to you ...


H is for the heat and humidity!

C is for the chaos everywhere that just works!

M is for the millions of mopeds moving all over the place!

C is for the culture and cuisine ☺


A few pictures of our time in the city:

the view from our hotel rooftop

look on the right ... our little girl couldn't believe her eyes when she saw it!

of course we HAD to eat here!!! yummy spaghetti!!

Jeff asked if they'd do a crown for $10 if they didn't use sterilized instruments ;-)

right in the middle of all the action!

People's Committee Building

Notre Dame Cathedral

more than 5 million mopeds in HCMC ... it felt like 4 million of them on our street at rush hour!

going on the log ride at Dam Sen Park

Dinosaur World ... guess who loved it the most?! (Jeff)

Max wondered 'how a T-Rex brushes his teeth with those tiny little arms?'

our view at night

this one's for you Trigg!

Today we took one last tour ...  to the Cu Chi Tunnels - an underground tunnel system that was a base for the Anti-American resistance during the war.  The tunnel complex, once upon a time, was over 250 km in length and 3 levels deep in some places - today we explored only meters of it!  We saw rooms that were once used as kitchens, for accommodations, meetings, medical aid and weapon building.  What a remarkable tribute to the will, determination and wisdom of the Vietnamese people.  Unbelievable really!

secret entrance to the tunnels ... invisible with leaves on top of it!

to give you an idea of the size of some of the tunnels ... Stella's only 5!

So by the time you are reading this, we will be getting ready to fly back to Canada!  3 of us are ready and excited to come home - Stella says she wants to stay!   It couldn't have anything to do with the waterparks, beaches or pools we've been frequenting, could it?!!  Or perhaps it's all the puppies she cuddles on a daily basis!   When I asked her what's the FIRST thing she wants to do when we get home, she replies, "go to the waterslides!"  (Ummm Stella, you're going to have to wait a few more months for that!)   Max's response to the same question was: "I want to play with Rex!!!"

Stella & Cherry.....Stella was convinced he could fit in her backpack...."Please, just ask 'em, Mom???!?"

 

 

Tam Biet!   (Good-bye from Vietnam!!!)