Mui Ne, Vietnam: Over the last few days we’ve moved from Cambodia to Vietnam by bus, finding ourselves in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC, aka Saigon) and now Mui Ne.
When we got to HCMC, the first thing we noticed was that the traffic here is crazy - crazier than the already crazy traffic in Thailand and Cambodia. Crossing the street involves basically stepping out into moving traffic - because everyone’s driving motorbikes, they’ve got plenty of room to move within the lanes and they’ll just go around you, assuming that you move slowly and don’t make any sudden moves. Although I (Zach) got used to this pretty quickly, Ash holds my hand very very tight when we cross the street.
While in HCMC we visited the War Remnants Museum - formerly known as the Museum of American War Crimes. As the name suggests, the museum requires an open mind - the exhibits discuss the “horrible atrocities that the United States and the Vietnamese puppet government” committed during the Vietnam War, with a particular focus on Agent Orange and its effect on the Vietnamese people. Regardless of politics, the images in the museum were a sobering sight.
After a day in HCMC we came to Mui Ne for a few more days on the beach - this time, with kitesurfing lessons! We’ve been learning how to kitesurf and at this point we can both sort of get up on the board (using the term “get up” very loosely)… we’ll keep you posted on our progress.
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