Last two days were basically just relaxing and doing some last minute shopping. Next stop is Tokyo, then home. We’ve got a 15 hr layover in Tokyo, so we’ll have enough time to get some good food and last minute shopping in.
kinda like Aloha-Friday
Starting our double decker bus tour of HCMC
The famous cathedral is under massive repair
Cau Ba Son Bridge on top of the double decker bus
Windy crossing of the Cau Ba Son Bridge on top of the double decker bus
Traffic is fun on a double decker bus, ask mom n dad about the time I took them on one in Paris and we spent over an hour stuck on the Champs Elysees 😂
Normal traffic
Visited the War Remnants Museum, very somber and like Hiroshima, interesting to see the other viewpoint.
Some of the left behind US military vehicles are on display
pics from the War Remnants Museum in HCMC. Most were pretty horrific, especially the Napalm and Agent Orange ones. Needed cocktails after visiting.
The French loved their guillotines and used them regularly in Vietnamese rule 😵
Seriously, needed some stiff drinks after that museum. Luckily there’s some great cigar and whiskey bars.
more creepy stairs that end in a cool cigar bar on the fifth floor
The hunt for good whiskey and cigars has been a success this trip
Random assortment of pics…
These poor mannequins are COLD! Such cruelty
HCMC lights at night
Some Vietnamese pop star named “Mono” took over the Louis Vuitton store. He’s like the local Justin Beiber, as crowds of excited cans were gathered around
The electricity isn’t really stable here in HCMC, just one of the many brief blackouts we experienced
Can’t wait to eat this pizza!
Shawn fell asleep with his pizza, I was forced to rescue it and eat it
One last Bahn Mi while shopping at the very large Ben Thanh Market
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%E1%BA%BFn_Th%C3%A0nh_Market
Last cocktails in HCMC before flying out to Tokyo