Hey everybody! Hope all is going well in the US. Yesterday, we took an express boat to Vung Tau- a resort town about an hour and a half from Saigon. It was BEAUTIFUL! I guess I didn't realize how crazy, crowded and loud Saigon was until I got to Vung Tau- totally different atmosphere. It was calm, relaxed and very laid back. The beach was pretty crowded with lots of families- oddly enough, I didn't see many tourists. The plan was to rent bicycles and ride them around town and to the beach, however when we got to the rental location- which was filled with nealy 100 bikes or so, we were disappointed to find out there weren't enough "good" bikes (i.e. ones with working brakes and inflated tires) for all of us to have
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