On the first day I took on Ben thanh market for a browse and price check on the way to the war reminants museum. The museum was pretty cool, giving a very biased view of the American occupation. There were some particularly harrowing photos of US Marines holding up bomb decimated corpses and decapitated children. There was also an exhibit on the victims of agent orange, a chemical weapon which left generations being born either significantly mutated or physically or mentally handicapped.
On the way to the museum I found the best bakery ever! All I'm saying is that blackberry bread and bitter pudding is the future!
After the museum and a swift nap I met Helly and Liv for diner. It sounds like hey have had a great trip. They even got me an early birthday present, a Halong bay shirt to comemerate our lovely bout trip.
Over the next two days I spent most of my time in Saigon square, a shopping market buying tons of fake designer shirts. Enough to rival Cian! I also organised my own walking tour taking in the notredam cathedral, opera house and the Gustoff Eiffel designed post office. I also treated my sore neck to a massage wihich was very good!
After some goodbye beers with Paul and Dori I got on my 15 hour bus to Siem Riep.
At 3pm we stopped, exactly 15 hours after we departed. I collected my bag. Checked my things and strides from the bus. To a collection of very confused and surprised faces... "Where are you off to?" "We're here aren't we?" "Ha ha ha ha haa! Another 6 hours yet. Get back on the bus." "........"
At hour 20 I started to loose my mind. The song 'the road' by tenacious D came on which cheered me up a bit but it was still a horrible amount of time.
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