I would be remiss if I did not report on the hotel in Saigon. We are at the Reverie downtown. I checked it out on Hotels.com and it goes for $314 per night. We are on the 38th floor (out of 39) with a killer view of the river and sunrise. The room is huge with a giant tub with a TV and a heated toilet seat with bidet functions - front cleansing, rear cleansing and dryer. Oh my Buddha!! The breakfast is included and has items such as Eggs Benedict with foi gras and asparagus in addition to the usual omelette bar, cold cuts and cheese, fruit, congee, pork and shrimp bao, etc. The cappuccino is beautiful and delicious. Do I have to go home?
The morning was spent on the disco bus for 2 hours to the Chu Chi Tunnels where the VC hid during the war. We had the opportunity to go down into the tunnels and even for someone my height, it was a challenge. They also had examples of some of the booby traps the VC set in the jungles. Low tech, but very effective. We had bahn mi for lunch, then I shopped a little more.
Tonight is our last dinner together, then on the plane tomorrow.
Great trip, great people, great times.
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| Mango basil cocktail |
I know it’s the year of the pig but his is the ugliest dress EVER
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Booby trap |
Our hotel room
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McDonalds in Saigon
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Sunrise from our hotel window |
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