after our wonderful time in malaysia, we headed towards vietnam and landed in ho chi minh. since neither of us have ever been in asia before it is very exciting. everything is so different and new. it is a place in the world that all need to come and visit. we thought ho chi minh city (“saigon”) was one of the coolest, craziest, busiest cities we have ever seen – in a good way! nothing like diving right into southeast asia! the city has a pulse that no one can describe. the motorbikes move around like swarms of bees, people never stop working, food stalls all around, random things to do, but you better be ready for people…
must be the motor bike capital of the world!
one of the many "bike vendors" hustling tourists...
yum, lunch at the famous pho (noodle) joint...bill clinton ate here too!
fletch, just blending in...
the hilarious water puppet show
fletch at the American War "history" museum
after our time in ho chi minh we got our hop on hop off bus tickets and headed north. we went to mui ne. a little beach town that is known for its kite surfing. where we rented a little room near the beach and relaxed while reading some books.
fletcher chilin in front of a temple
hangin on the beach with some traditional fishing boats
fletcher losing years of his life...
leaving the beach we went inland and headed up to dalat. dalat is a high mountain town in the highlands of vietnam. this is where we took a tour of the countryside on the back of a motorbike, and went on a hike. they actually have pine forest because the french destroyed the rain forest and planted pine. also french villas… it is a great relaxing city with a mountian feel. they even have wine. they offer red, white, rice, banana, and snake wine.
getting a lesson on silk
our guide taught us about buddhism at a nearby pagoda
happy buddha
touring the countryside
that is snake wine that fletcher had to try..still alive!
the market in dalat..
hiking through farms in vietnam..
and now we are continuing our way north….loving every moment in vietnam. it is a great country to learn about history and see a new culture. talk to you soon.
who let Julie drive the motorcycle?