This morning we woke up at 7:30am for a buffet breakfast in our hotel. There was an assortment of food including Chinese, Vietnamese and Western. We then embarked on a short bus journey to the War Remnants Museum. We learnt all about the Vietnam War and Agent Orange and its effects even to this day. Although it was very confronting, it really helped us to understand how the Vietnamese lived and felt during this time. Next we went to a very crowded food market in the Chinese district where it was extremely hard to walk through the narrow aisles (but we all got out safely). Then we came back to the hotel to refresh ourselves before having two hours of free time to go out in small groups to get lunch. In the afternoon we headed to the post office, built over 100 years ago, to post our lovely families some post cards via snail mail (you will probably receive them around Christmas time). From there we visited a French-inspired church before walking to the biggest market in Ho Chi Minh City. We all practised bargaining with the locals – our main purchases were T-shirts, genie pants, watches, water and fans to keep us cool. After a short walk back to our hotel we freshened up and headed off to the local Pho diner for a lovely meal of traditional Vietnamese noodle soup. Now we are ready for a well deserved night’s sleep.
Sophie B and Darcy N