We arrived here only to find that our hostel didn't have our reservation....and they were fully-booked! In fact, the whole city was apparently fully-booked....under siege from tourists uncertain as to whether it was safe to head south (due to the terrible flooding just a few days earlier). Still, the Aussie owner was most apologetic and allowed us to drink free beer until he sorted something out for us........we eventually ended up sleeping upstairs in the hostel bar, under the stars!

Oh it's great to be back in Nam again.....how I've missed the cries of "Hello? Motorbike?" or "Hello? Cyclo?" as you walk past virtually every street corner! (How these guys can ever make a decent living sitting around on street corners all day hoping for the odd tourist to use their services I'll never know).

Sadly I didn't get to see Ho Chi Minh (or Uncle Ho as the Vietnamese like to call him) in his final resting place.....he was off on is holidays having his makeup re-done! (That's the 2nd time I've missed out on seeing him. Oh well, maybe next time)!