Day 1 Ho Chi Minh
We started off the morning by saying our emotional goodbyes to our friends and family. But we were soon excited to leave Melbourne and begin our trip. Goodbye Melbourne, hello big experience.
We landed in Ho Chi Minh City at about 4pm. Firstly, we got into a bus and met our tour guide Sunny. Sunny taught us some basic Vietnamese language such as: please, thank you, no and hello. Sunny will follow us through our journey across Vietnam. The humidity in Vietnam is 85-95%, which is a lot more than Melbourne. When we were driving and walking through Ho Chi Minh City the amount of people that had little stalls set up on the side of the roads were amazing. The traffic here seems to run itself. We learnt that even though there are zebra crossings that were left from French colonial period, the Vietnamese people do not follow them, its more like a road decoration!
We got to the hotel and settled into our rooms. Then it was time for our first taste of real Vietnamese cuisine. There were many people who didn’t know how to use chopsticks, one of the many culture shocks that we feel will be experienced. After dinner, we then walked back to our hotel and got ready for bed. Tomorrow will be a big day!
Jack B, Cam C, and Tash A
