Monday, April 9, 2012

Vietnam - the first days


Our first full day in Ho Chi Minh City and we spent it having a look around.
Here is a picture of Mike and I at the Jade Pagoda. As you can see there is no snow around! It was warm and our clothes had not yet arrived from the airport so Mike was still in his fleece shirt.
The boys (Tristan, Kyle and Sean) travelled on their own route, not hampered by the old folks.
A local Vietnamese entrepeneur had us help him sell some coconut milk and water to the tourists! It was quite hard on the shoulders!

After lunch we checked out the War Remnants Museum. There was no problem telling who won the war! But interesting none the less. Above is one of the US Army helicopters.
A couple of hours in the heat and we needed to head back to the hotel to cool down.
And our luggage took 2 days to arrive, so we were all pretty ripe the morning it arrived!!
After 3 days we headed off to the beach, the boys by train to Nha Trang, and Mike and I to Mui Nee.