Our celebratory 31st Birthday Trip was to Ho Chi Minh City, formally known as Saigon (any reason for another vacation - right?). We immediately took to the patchwork cityscape of HCMC with its high-energy vibes, fabulous food, and tumultuous history.
Hands down, Jim and I agree that Vietnam has the most friendly people! We thoroughly enjoyed the engaging conversations, particularly with the 2 Vietnamese women assigned to us on our Foodie Tour. In my opinion, the foodie tour is a MUST if you visit HCMC. For 5 hours, we rode on the back of motorbikes to dining establishments across the city, trying local delicacies. Even the rain couldn't keep us from enjoying this fabulous experience!
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| Too busy hanging on for dear life to flash a peace sign |
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| Pitstop for some fried frog |
The incredible food was definitely the high of the trip! My cousin used to live in HCMC, and also recommended some incredible restaurants - one made famous by Brangelina (RIP). The entire meal was filled with: "Do you think we are using the same chopsticks as Angelina?"and "I definitely just used the same urinal that Brad did."
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| Jim prefers his menu in leather-bound books.. just like Brad. |
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| "Just think...Brangelina ducked through this door" |
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| Post Dinner - The HCMC Rooftop Game is on-pointe |
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Caravelle Hotel
(where the US foreign correspondents stayed during the war, and watched the fighting from a distance at night) |
During the days, we had a nice balance of pool-time relaxation/market shopping versus history tours. The history tours covered the HCMC basics - museums, Chi Chi tunnels, Reunification palace, Post Office, and Notre-Dame Basilica.
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| Pretty Pretty Post Office |
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| Inside was designed by the French Architect who also designed the Eiffel Tour |
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| Reunification Palace |
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| Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica |
What a great 31st Birthday trip! Hopefully we next year we will be somewhere equally as fabulous.
Cheers!
Jenna and Jim
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