Google maps: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
When I got to Vietnam, I had a feeling we left Cambodia too soon. The Cambodian feeling, the people, the sites will definitely merit a trip back. Or maybe it was just a contrast to crazy, hectic and bustling Ho Chi Minh City. We started bad getting screwed by a taxi driver (after all the experience and precautions it still happens) but then it was only better. The city has few sites, two must-see Vietnam war museums but above all has a lot of energy of one of upcoming world's big cities with big aspirations.
But despite all that the main thing I'll remember from Saigon was riding a scooter in the city's crazy traffic. And I have not even been the designated driver! Sitting on a back seat I was just a mere ballast at the mercy of Pawel's riding skills and imagination of fellow bikers. Every traffic lights you start in between 30 or more, you can slow down but never stop, trying to follow the crowd and avoid being crashed into by pushing wave at the back, and all the time feeling the exhausts of other bikes on your legs. But then there are also roundabouts, where scooters going in all directions mix with cars, bus and vans... But as they say you need to do like the locals do so even I gave it a try and was quickly waved by local parking security guys screaming 'Slowly! Slowly!'. But they did not know I just have not figured out the breaks yet...
When I got to Vietnam, I had a feeling we left Cambodia too soon. The Cambodian feeling, the people, the sites will definitely merit a trip back. Or maybe it was just a contrast to crazy, hectic and bustling Ho Chi Minh City. We started bad getting screwed by a taxi driver (after all the experience and precautions it still happens) but then it was only better. The city has few sites, two must-see Vietnam war museums but above all has a lot of energy of one of upcoming world's big cities with big aspirations.
But despite all that the main thing I'll remember from Saigon was riding a scooter in the city's crazy traffic. And I have not even been the designated driver! Sitting on a back seat I was just a mere ballast at the mercy of Pawel's riding skills and imagination of fellow bikers. Every traffic lights you start in between 30 or more, you can slow down but never stop, trying to follow the crowd and avoid being crashed into by pushing wave at the back, and all the time feeling the exhausts of other bikes on your legs. But then there are also roundabouts, where scooters going in all directions mix with cars, bus and vans... But as they say you need to do like the locals do so even I gave it a try and was quickly waved by local parking security guys screaming 'Slowly! Slowly!'. But they did not know I just have not figured out the breaks yet...
Sajgon dla mnie tez wydal sie mega glosny i chaotyczny w odniesieniu do Kambodzy. To teraz bym polecala Hoi An - ze wzgledu na wspaniale jedzenie, best ever .... na cooking class ja niestety nie mialam czasu, ale .... mam nadzieje, ze Tobie sie uda ... w szczegolnosci Won Ton - ichniejsze mozna jesc na wszystkie posilki ;-) Ile jeszcze masz czasu na podrozowanie??? Pozdrowienia z zasniezonego 3miasta. Asia
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