Wednesday after our late night adventures with soccer-mad
youth, we opted to skip the trip to the Cu Chi tunnels. Interesting in theory, but hot, dusty, and very claustrophobic according to those who went on the trip. I enjoyed Chris' account of it more than I probably would have enjoyed the actual event. Instead, Linda and I chose a laid back morning, enjoying the hotel's amenities and then took a trip downtown for a little more exploring before meting up with the group for lunch. We mostly wandered city streets and found many things to be interested in. One of my favorite parts of visiting another country is how people do their ordinary day. Today there was a woman having a pedicure on the street while a fellow, seated at the same table was eating his bowl of Pho. The parking lots for motorbikes were also fascinating -all packed in like sardines. How do they get them in or out?
There was a birdie chorus greeting us outside one hotel. And we happened on the Saigon Opera House with A sculptural display of shrimp traps outside.