We woke up at 10am and realised we missed breakfast which was included in the price. Having no window to the outdoors we could have slept all day and not realised the time. We went in search of a tour company and after much deliberation we booked two tours for the next few days. 
We went to lunch at Pho 24 as recommended by the lonely planet and had delicious local noodle soup and fresh pineapple juice. We then braved the incredibly hot and muggy day to walk miles across town jumping from tree cover to tree cover to avoid the sun. We were out in the sun for only and hour or so yesterday and have both been burnt to a crisp.
We went to the Remnants Museum where we were very impressed yet disturbed by the artefacts from Vietnamese history and the various wars. We slowly melted as we walked to the Reunification Palace and on to the Notre Dam Cathedral. With no energy left we stepped into a shopping mall to grab a cold juice and a custard tart.
Feeling better we walked back to our hotel via the central market and the park which had several outdoor badminton courts with tonnes of locals playing 3 a side. Sitting in the shade with the sprinklers was a great place to watch the world go by.
Saigon city is the king of motorbikes and here are the worst roads we have had to cross so far. We have seen plenty of couples having their wedding photos in parks etc but today we saw a couple posing in the middle of one of the busiest roads which was slightly crazy! We also noticed today the immense amounts of wires hanging everywhere overhead. I had to get a shot of this as I thought to myself my dad would have a hairy fit being an electrician himself.
After a nice relax in our room while waiting for the sun to set we walked out into the backpacker district and had dinner. We then moved on to a local bar which consisted of a few plastic mini children sized chairs on the pavement and several 30p draught beers. Back at the hotel we watched the movie Platoon which is all about the Vietnam War to aid our understanding of what we had learnt at the museum today.
We went to lunch at Pho 24 as recommended by the lonely planet and had delicious local noodle soup and fresh pineapple juice. We then braved the incredibly hot and muggy day to walk miles across town jumping from tree cover to tree cover to avoid the sun. We were out in the sun for only and hour or so yesterday and have both been burnt to a crisp.
We went to the Remnants Museum where we were very impressed yet disturbed by the artefacts from Vietnamese history and the various wars. We slowly melted as we walked to the Reunification Palace and on to the Notre Dam Cathedral. With no energy left we stepped into a shopping mall to grab a cold juice and a custard tart.
Feeling better we walked back to our hotel via the central market and the park which had several outdoor badminton courts with tonnes of locals playing 3 a side. Sitting in the shade with the sprinklers was a great place to watch the world go by.
Saigon city is the king of motorbikes and here are the worst roads we have had to cross so far. We have seen plenty of couples having their wedding photos in parks etc but today we saw a couple posing in the middle of one of the busiest roads which was slightly crazy! We also noticed today the immense amounts of wires hanging everywhere overhead. I had to get a shot of this as I thought to myself my dad would have a hairy fit being an electrician himself.
After a nice relax in our room while waiting for the sun to set we walked out into the backpacker district and had dinner. We then moved on to a local bar which consisted of a few plastic mini children sized chairs on the pavement and several 30p draught beers. Back at the hotel we watched the movie Platoon which is all about the Vietnam War to aid our understanding of what we had learnt at the museum today.
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