Cruising in Cambodes!!!
Wow. It's been an incredible week (or how ever long it has been since I last posted). Sorry it's taken us so long to update, Blogger wasn't letting me log on. Anywho, I'll start with the rest of our time in Vieters. We headed to Hoi An after Hue and let me tell you we shopped like you wouldn't believe! As the tailoring mecca of Viet Nam we felt if was our duty to take advantage of this. Luke got two suits made and I got two blazers, a dress, a jumper and a wrap top... and some boots and sandals for good measure! It wasn't as cheap as I though it would be, but still quite good. Most of our time there was rainy so we checked out all the cool little restaurants and cafes Hoi An had to offer. It was a really relaxing and enjoyable three days.We left Hoi An for Saigon by train and as it was an overnight trip we got sleepers. We had the excellent company of two Australians (they are everywhere in Viet Nam. Seriously. There are more there than there are in Australia. Not really but you know what I mean!) and we chatted and drank beer for the majority of the ride! We arrived in Saigon at 6am slightly groggy and ready to check in to our hotel for a nap. We headed to our hotel, which was where our tour was meeting up that evening and found that it wasn't our hotel at all. The tour had changed the tour starting point and really didn't think it was necessary to inform us. Nice one. When we finally made it to the right hotel they didn't have our details, so after three calls to Australia and a lot of stressing out everything was finally sorted and we had a room!
After our nap, we headed to the War Remnants Museam, which was absolutely life-changing. There was a lot of raw information and photos of the Vietnam/American War. So shocking and very sad to see the realities of this war. Somewhere all Australians should go to if ever in Saigon.
Later that night we had our first offical group meeting and went our for dinner. The next day was pretty full on as we visited the Cu Chi Tunnels and the Reunification Palace/Hall. The tunnels were much smaller than the ones we went to at Hue and we went into both the tourist and the unadulterated tunnels, which were still in their original form. Pretty crazy stuff. That night we went out for farewell drinks and dinner. We also ended up at a touristy bar drinking cocktails into the early morn! Luke went on a mission with one of the guys to find snake wine, but were unsuccessful. Thankfully.
Yesterday we left Saigon and now we are in Cambodia enjoying the tropical heat! We didn't do much yesterday as it took most of the day to get over the border and to drive to the capital city of Phnom Penh. We did have a wander through the Central Markets which was fun. Today was another story. A very intense day. We drove out to the the Killing Fields and visited the Genocide Museum (former S-21 Prison which, before that, used to be a school). Wow. A somber experience. It's unbelievable what the Cambodian people have been through. A must see if you are in Cambodes. Our tour guide later took us to the Russian Markets for some shopping before heading to the Royal Palace. So a pretty full-on and draining day.
Right now Luke and I are happily relaxing and checking emails and whatnot. I'm not sure when I'll be able to post next as the confines of our tour sometimes makes it hard to just go to a net cafe. We have another five or so days in Cambodia before we arrive in Thailand and I'll probably be able to post more consistently then! Woot!
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