We had a late start today because I woke up at around 3 in the morning. I didn’t feel sleepy and I remembered that my DGroup leader invited me to join the prayer meeting at 6 a.m. so I waited until 6 and joined. I fell asleep after that and woke up at 10:30! We left our hotel at around 1. It was 34 degrees Celsius today.

We went to the War Remnants Museum first. I learned about what happened in Vietnam during the war. I felt bad for them. They were tortured by the Americans, and later on the French who joint forces. I told my husband about it and he said that there are two sides of the story. Well, it’s history.

Anyway, we left the museum at 3:30 and we were so hungry because we just had banh mi for breakfast. There were no other restaurants nearby except for the one in front of the War Remnants Museum called Saigon Playhouse. We didn’t know where else to go for lunch so we ate there.

I had fish and rice and my parents had chicken and rice. We also ordered soup and fried frogs. We all ordered the same drink which is lemonade with chia seeds and aloe vera. Everything was good and I’m not exaggerating! We didn’t finish everything because they gave huge servings. The price though is a little hefty. They charged for everything (including the wet tissues). In the Philippines, water is free in most restaurants, so when I asked for water, I was expecting it was free but it wasn’t. My parents and I split the bill. 😅

It started to rain before we left the restaurant. We just walked to the Saigon Central Post Office because it’s not that far from there. We just waited for the rain to die down before we walked. We walked back to the War Remnants Museum and took a taxi from there. We wanted to take the bus but apparently, there’s no bus ride from there to our hotel.

What I noticed here, so far, is that it’s difficult for pedestrians because the motorists drive really fast and really close to people. They also don’t let the pedestrians cross the street even when you’re on the pedestrian lane and sometimes even when the (pedxing) green light is on. It’s dangerous for tourists who are not aware of that. The language barrier can also be a problem. For a budget traveler like me, who opts not to use the internet outside the hotel, it’s pretty challenging.

My outfit, by the way, is something borrowed and something old (hindi something new! 😅😂). The top is my mother’s and the skirt is something that I’ve had for, I think, a decade now. It’s only now that I wore it. 😂

War Remnants Museum

Late lunch (in Saigon Playhouse)

Walked to Palais de Justice

Saigon Central Post Office