Ho Chi Minh Day 1 - Arrival

One word to describe... tired.
I had to be in the office for a regional meeting and could only leave at 3 pm.  I had initially planned for the taxi to deroute and pick the family before heading to the airport. But we figured out that the timing wouldn't work out and headed to the airport in 2 different taxis.

Daddy Lim and the rest were at the airport at about 3ish. I reached and only at 3.45pm. Luckily there was no jam bcos of the SEA games. We checked in and seemed to be on the plane the next moment. Daddy Lim sat with Lil Shauna at the window seats while I was with the rest.

The flight was fairly easy. There was in flight entertainment and there was meal. The 2 hours past very quickly.

Upon arrival, I followed the instructions that I had found on the Internet previously to look for trustworthy taxi - basically either Vina taxi or Mah Linh. We were lucky to find one 7 seater after a 10 mins wait! We had intended to take 2 taxis initially and had worried that only one taxi would make it safely to the hotel. Haha.

The taxi journey wasn't too bad too. There are so many motorcycles on the road. Lil Isaac and I were in a competition to spot the most motorcycles that carried more than 2 human beings. The highest record so far was a bike with 6 people - 3 adults and 3 kids! It was a bit like acrobatics act.

We have a nice big room and bed.

After we had settled down, we headed to the Ben Thanh night market for some shopping. Haha, so typical of us Singaporeans. The merchandises were not cheap and there was plenty of bargaining involved. Ah yee would have loved this. Lol. We only bought kids' stuff and probably paid higher than necessary for some of the stuff that we bought but who to know what is their true value lah,so long as the kids are happy.

So how did we feel about Ho Chi Minh? It was warm! The market was 4 mins from the hotel but we were perspiring the moment we got out of the hotel lobby. I can't imagine how the day is like. Also, we successfully crossed the roads! I read how it takes skills and courage to cross the roads here. There is no traffic light and cars doesn't stop for the pedestrian. The rule is to gather for strength, step off the curb and keep walking. We did well for the 1st crossing that wasn't too busy but had to hide behind the locals for a major road. Thereafter, it wasn't that tough, just don't care and walk! Popo and Nainai did fantastic crossing the roads. After a while, they were literally looking down on the floor while crossing the road.  Haha.

We are all beat.

Mummy Lim