We flew to Saigon, now called Ho Chi Minh City, from Danang (30mins from Hoi An) It seemed funny sitting in an airport in Vietnam with Lord of the Rings playing on a big screen in the waiting room, belgian and swiss chocolate being sold in the snack shops and signs saying “we use New Zealand butter and Ice Cream” in the restaurants. Then there are the menus at cafes, which advertise lots of Western food along with pages dedicated to Bird, Snake & Frog. The place we’re at now sells 'rooted pigeon' and 'grilled pork cartilage.' Sour fish soup, boiled spinach, rabbit fillets & snake wine are also on the menu. Needless to say, we’ve only been ordering fresh fruit juices. Saigon is huge (over 12 million) & the traffic here is even crazier than
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