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We were up early to watch Thursday night football at 7am. Of course, we’d have been up early anyway, but today there was a reason.
I didn’t care who was playing so I got caught up on paperwork.
We sent our laundry out. That’s a miracle in this part of the world.
Justin has been fascinated by all the Vinfast electric cars. Almost all the taxis and the charge stations are Vinfast too. Maybe their owner will be giving Elon Musk a run for his money.
Tina, at the reception desk, helped me book the tickets for the water bus online before we set out for brunch. Sometimes the magic works -- I was able to book our food tour on line by myself, but I think because I do not have a Vietnamese credit card, I hit the wall. Thankyou to Tina.
We’ve found a great little vegetarian restaurant just outside our hotel. Today, my favorite was a dish of termite mushrooms with garlic butter sauce. I think I can copy this at home, with different mushroom to be sure but it should work.
Next stop, the War Remnants Museum. Lee Greenwood may be Proud to be an American, but I bet he’s never been to this museum. I don’t think I took a single picture and that's ok.
Now, it was time for the water bus taxi. This mode of transportation is rather new for the people of Saigon and only about half of the planned stops are opened. A one way trip takes about an hour and costs 30,000VND or about$1.14USD. We left at dusk and watched sunset from the river. We watched the city change as we progressed from the downtown area, through a more industrial area and out into the burbs. Along the way we passed the Landmark 81, the tallest building in Vietnam. Bet you can guess how many floors. When we come back we will want to go up to the sky deck.
We missed the last bus back so we ended up in a taxi back from Thu Duc district Even more than an hour away, the taxi back was less than $8.00.
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