Ho Chi Minh #2

War Museum time. An interesting afternoon as we took ourselves off down the street to visit the War Monuments Museum. Quite a sobering display re the Vietnam War (they call it the American War) and it’s effects on the country including the continuing effects of Agent Orange. This added some context to yesterday’s trip to the tunnels. Road crossing fun again too. Lots of kids going by on small kids chairs in front of their parents on the scooters. Helmets mandatory here as are seatbelts in your busses.

These ladies had set up a waffle business outside. French style breads very common. Baguettes for breakfast on every street corner. 

NZ involvement in Vietnam.

Love the topiary trees. This just outside the museum. We have another day pottering here tomorrow then off to Hoi An on Friday. 

Ho Chi Minh City

This morning we had a shopping tour in the city locals still prefer to all Saigon. We visited 3 lovely shops and an amazing embroidery gallery before the markets and a coffee shop. Superb morning. Great choices to view and maybe make some special wee purchases.  Loved the bikes with bamboo construction. Pictured is a folding one. 

This can only give a glimpse of the extreme skill of the embroiderer. Wow!!

Cross the street like ‘sticky rice’ and be sure to watch out for motorbikes on the pavement. Sometimes taking a shortcut around a corner, the wrong way down a one way street or avoiding a traffic jam. Lol!!