Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh City - time to give Mekong Express another go! Glad we did because the bus half full so we had out own seats, nice cool AC with no dripping situation and a normal bus driver/guide. Everything was going well until about 2 hours in. All of a sudden, we were waiting to in line to get the entire bus on a ferry...the entire bus! So somehow that worked out fine and then began all the cross-border checks. Getting out of Cambodia was easy but we stopped three times in Vietnam, and had to get off the bus twice, with all of our luggage. Needless to say, this took forever and our 6 hour bus ride turned into almost 8 hours.
Ho Chi Minh City is different than any of the other places we 've been on during this trip. Its a bustling city, just like any other major city out there. We grabbed a quick and expensive for Vietnam ($10 each) dinner and passed out.
Our last day consisted of visiting the Opera House, Notre Dame (this one is brick red), the Reunification Palace, people watching in a park, Benh Thanh market haggling, lunch at Pho 2000 (visited by President Bill Clinton in the early 2000's) and a nice night out on the town. We hit up some rooftop lounges and enjoyed the sunset while we recapped our travel adventures. Good times!
24 hours stands between me and my couch.
All in all, it was an amazing journey and so happy to have shared it with one of my oldest and closest friends. There's much to be said about spending 17 days straight with someone and coming out of the experience with lifetime memories, a higher level of respect and appreciation for each other and knowing that we can get through any crisis together with a good sense of humor on our side :)
So, as Het's been saying all trip long, BINGO BANGO (as in done, finished). Another successful trip under our belts!
Ho Chi Minh City is different than any of the other places we 've been on during this trip. Its a bustling city, just like any other major city out there. We grabbed a quick and expensive for Vietnam ($10 each) dinner and passed out.
Our last day consisted of visiting the Opera House, Notre Dame (this one is brick red), the Reunification Palace, people watching in a park, Benh Thanh market haggling, lunch at Pho 2000 (visited by President Bill Clinton in the early 2000's) and a nice night out on the town. We hit up some rooftop lounges and enjoyed the sunset while we recapped our travel adventures. Good times!
24 hours stands between me and my couch.
All in all, it was an amazing journey and so happy to have shared it with one of my oldest and closest friends. There's much to be said about spending 17 days straight with someone and coming out of the experience with lifetime memories, a higher level of respect and appreciation for each other and knowing that we can get through any crisis together with a good sense of humor on our side :)
So, as Het's been saying all trip long, BINGO BANGO (as in done, finished). Another successful trip under our belts!
Nice posts! You make these countries sound very enticing!
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