Our first stop - Saigon Domaine residences. Our first Hotel and definitely the highest class residence for the whole trip. The hotel was out of town in District 5, but had its own Speed Boat down the Mekong for those wishing to get to down town Saigon.
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| dining room |
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| lounge |
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| lounge |
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| master room |
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| 2nd bedroom |
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| pool |
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| pool |
On our first day we got the hotel shuttle bus into the city. There was one street called Flower Street where all the activity was due to Tet (Chinese New Year).
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| cascading flowers |
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| beautiful orchids |
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| 2012 is the Year of the Dragon |
Trip to the Mekong Delta
we decided not to go to the Chu Chi tunnels as I'm very claustrophobic so a day trip down to the Mekong Delta was booked. They picked us up at our hotel and it just so happened that a group of 7 Hong Kong Chinese people from out hotel were on the the same trip.
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| we first stopped at a Buddhist temple |
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| the massive Buddha |
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| neon flashing lights!! |
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| Topiaries |
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| The Mekong Delta |
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| The boat we went on |
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| eating fruit dipped in chilli salt |
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| queuing up for the canoe boat |
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| The rowers on the canoes |
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| Creating Coconut Candy |
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| Island coconut candy |
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| the locals wrapping the coconut candy |
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| The meal of local food |
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| the fish we had to somehow eat |
The Remnant museum - Things that were left in the city after the war with America which finished in 1975
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| agent orange destruction |
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| bombs left around |
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