Here in Vietnam
I landed in Saigon a couple of hours ago, maybe 2pm local time. Flight was not crowded at all, maybe 20% full.
Clearing customs was easy, as was immigration. The airport is old, but it looks like they are building a new one right next door. This one, Tan Sa Nhut, was used a lot during the Vietnam War. Some of the hangars and other buildings are clearly from before that time, or built during the 1960s.
On the descent into the airport, saw a lot of buildings that could have been used by the US or South Vietnamese military.
Quite hot here, and humid. I found this Internet cafe right down the street from my hotel and ducked in.
Taxi driver spoke little English but really, really tried to make a conversation.
I am really tired but have a bit of a second wind, and will meet up with the tour group at 7pm, 3 1/2 hours from now. Will keep to the local time as much as possible.
The hotel is nice, built in the 1930s, but modernized. A/C, CNN and BBC on the tv.
Look forward to a nice long sleep tonight, and then to start this trip for real.
Clearing customs was easy, as was immigration. The airport is old, but it looks like they are building a new one right next door. This one, Tan Sa Nhut, was used a lot during the Vietnam War. Some of the hangars and other buildings are clearly from before that time, or built during the 1960s.
On the descent into the airport, saw a lot of buildings that could have been used by the US or South Vietnamese military.
Quite hot here, and humid. I found this Internet cafe right down the street from my hotel and ducked in.
Taxi driver spoke little English but really, really tried to make a conversation.
I am really tired but have a bit of a second wind, and will meet up with the tour group at 7pm, 3 1/2 hours from now. Will keep to the local time as much as possible.
The hotel is nice, built in the 1930s, but modernized. A/C, CNN and BBC on the tv.
Look forward to a nice long sleep tonight, and then to start this trip for real.
posted by The Phantom at 11:31 PM
2 Comments:
Wow this is very interesting. What possessed you to go to Vietnam of all places?
I love to travel, and actually like going long distances.
I have wanted to see Vietnam for a long time. Various reasons: the food is very good ( have had it at home ), have heard that parts of the country are very beautiful.
But also, I am a history buff, and want to see in person where some of the events of the Vietnam took place. Saw some once such place today, which I will post on in a minute.
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