Vietnam
What a trip.
So much we have seen and experienced.. Me, Victoria and Deborah, two Swedish girls from my school had no lectures for the recess week and decided to go a week to Vietnam.
We flew to Saigon / Ho Chi Minh on Monday and arrived to a rainy, busy, vibrant city with the most incredible and crazy traffic I have ever seen. We spent the day visiting the markets and the war museum, which was really interesting, although it was really horrible and heartbreaking seeing all the pictures, mines and monuments for the war.
The second day we went to the Mekong Delta. We visited a floating market, saw the creation of rice cakes and rice paper (for their famous spring rolls).
We went by longboat in the most amazing canals and rivers and went biking on the island. During our biking trip we (me deb and victoria) stopped for coffee in a Vietnamese family coffee place. We played with the two adorable kids and although we could not exchange one single word by mouth we used all body language possible and enjoyed our little visit and had a cozy get together with the entire family, including granddad and grandmum.
The adorable kids we stayed with.
The third day we went by bus to Phan Thiet and Mui neh on the coast to check in at a cute little hostel by the beach. We spent some days at the beach and really much enjoyed the heat of the sun and the extremely warm sea. =)
One of the mornings the alarm went off at 4.20. Our guide that we rented for the day came and picked us up in an open jeep to take us to the sanddunes for the sunrise.
It was astonishing. The most beautiful vision you can imagine. Seeing the sun rising over the desert. We also tried to go “pulka” sliding in the sand.. not so successfully, but very fun! After the sanddunes he brought us to see some amazing nature views. We saw a stream called the fairy springs and the red sand canyon..
After breakfast he brought us to the local market where they sold everything from vegetables and fruits, to living chickens and other animals.
On the way back we stopped in the fishing harbor where the fishermen came in with the catches of the early morning..
Red Canyon
Fairy Springs
We had a really good time and enjoyed the sun, happenings and fresh seafood all days long.
Unluckily I had a more boring ending as we already know.. But I can really recommend Vietnam. Although I warn you to hold on to the bag and maybe practice some self defense before the trip ;)
