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Published: October 28th 2005
we made it through our last bus ride to Ho Chi Min City (formally Saigon). yes we made it! for our mothers peace of mind, we have not gone into full detail of these crazy rides... but now that we are alive and in one piece, it is time to share.
basically, our bus rides in vietnam were a constant game of chicken. even if we could fall asleep, the blinding headlights of oncoming traffic would wake us up. the busses, no joke, drive 85 % of the time on the wrong side of the road... constantly passing slower trucks and motorbikes made us feel like we were in a video game. let's just say there were a few really close calls...
the best part... the honking was non-stop. no joke, more time is spent honking the horn than not. thank you ipods!
at first we thought that Vietnam was the perfect country to travel around b/c almost all cities are a night bus/train ride of 12 hours or less from one another. the bus is significantly cheaper but for a good reason... (ie: we never got the promised free bread and water on every ride, the ac
was either too cold or not working, and it always smelled like BO and fish sauce)
but we made it! yeah.
however, in HCMC your life is always on the line. take Hanoi traffic and multiple it X 100! in a weird way though, it is an organized type of chaos. we litterally walked into traffic coming from all directions, and stood in the middle of the road until we could dodge another bike, car, or bus - street crossing takes awhile.
this city is the most modern and crowded in all of veitnam. there are 22 different districts, and they are all very different in their own way. even though we have not been to NYC, we imagine it to be very similar but with 6 million plus asains.
enjoy the photos from our last city in Vietnam, and our little recap of what we experienced in the last month...
OFF TO THAILAND!!
xoxo S & J
b.t.w. due to the 24/7 companionship this last month... we have learned some fun facts about eachother:
jessie:
* drinks gallons of tea like her life
depends on it
* clips her nails more often than she shits
* likes anything shiny, colorful, or lit up (chistmas lights are the worst!!)
* is a creature of habit
* has a RIDICULOUS soft spot for cripples, elders and youngsters
stacy:
* is the cleanest, dirty person ever
* can fix anything with a little creativity and duct tape
* a little caffien goes a LONG way
* thinks everything tastes better with salt
* her life (aka her backpack) explodes in EVERY hotel room
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Gopika
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hi
beautiful pictures girlies. im not going to make it to india but my mom and bro will be there. ill send u their info asap. you should def go to dinner or lunch or shopping...she would love to see you and you could meet my wonderful fam.