Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)/Vietnam

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The long awaited trip finally arrived and I was off to Asia, my fifth continent. After 3 flights totalling 20 hours of flying and 6 hours of layovers we arrived in Saigon. It was definitely different than anywhere I have been. I loved going around the city in a cyclo, which is a guy on a bike riding me, my dad and elmo on a chariot like seat in the back. Mr. Kim was our driver for 3 days, I liked him a lot. I saw so many cool things. Museums, palaces and my favorite, pagodas. After seeing so many people bowing down and putting their hands together to buddha, I started to do the same thing every time I saw buddha or incense. The food was wonderful, and I loved dipping the spring rolls in the hot sauce. Yummy.

We took a day trip to a very colorful temple of the Cao Dai religion. It was a 4 hour bus ride from Saigon. This religion was started in the early 1900's and is a mix of many religions including christianity, buddhism, judiasm, muslim and others. The temple was so colorful and we got to see a service. On the way back we stopped at the Cu Chi tunnels. THese tunnels where used in the Vietnamese war by the North to secretly get to the South's army and the American soldiers as well. We also saw booby traps and other interesting devices.

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Photos

mesmerized
Mariamman Hindu Temple

Cao Dai Temple
Very colorful

friends at the war museum
they played with me while dad checked out the museum

playing with dad at Allez Boo Bar
I later danced to the music and was entertaining the other people around me.

doing the splits
at the Rex hotel

Cao Dai Temple
During Service

Cao Dai Symbol
The Eye

Cao Dai Temple
Before Service

View of Saigon
Caravelle Hotel

Cu Chi Tunnels
Dont think dad would fit

Hotel Anan
With my favorite receptionist

Incense
These last 2 weeks

eating spring rolls
On the way back to Saigon after the trip to Cao Dai/Cu Chi tunnels. Loved to dip in the hot sauce

Lots of fruit
Ben Thanh Market

Comments

[Danielle]

LINDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Para variar,ela está linda,mas...continuo sem entender nada.Me sinto como uma bebê de 3 anos vendo figuras lindas.Rsrsrsrs.Bj.