Vietnam is a great country. We are all having a great time and sweating a lot! After our Cambodian adventure, we got a flight to Ho Chi Minh city (Saigon). Upon arrival, we checked into the Continental Hotel in downtown Saigon, right on the main strip. The hotel is a 19th century French Colonial building, very cool. We met up with Hai, our guide, for a very authentic Vietnamese meal at a local spot, it was very good and Hai is an increadibly nice guy. He loves America and American movies and speaks very good English. After a very filling meal of beef, rice and noodles, we went to the rooftop bar of the Rex hotel, where all the reporters stayed during the war. The next day we woke up early and Hai picked us up in a mini-bus to go to the Cu Chi tunnels. This tunnel complex is about 2 hours outside of Saigon and was used extensively during the war. The tunnels connect everything from sleeping quarters to hospitals to planning rooms, it is pretty amazing. The tunnels have also been widened so tourists can fit through them, it is amazing to see how the Viet Cong worked during the war. It is also no surprise that they were victorious, as their determination shines through in these tunnels. It was very hot in the tunnels as you can imagine, and there were bats and all kinds of bugs in them. We crawled through over 200 feet of them and could not imagine doing it day in and day out. After crawling through the tunnels, we had the opportunity to shoot some weapons from the Vietnam era. Keith had a lot of fun shooting an AK-47, which was the weapon of choice for the communist forces (and is still the most widely used combat rifle in the world). Tom and I decided it would be fun to fire the M-60, a fully automatic, belt fed machine gun used by U.S. forces. It was a thrill to say the least. After the Cu Chi tunnels, we took another drive through the Vietnamese country-side (which is very beautiful) to a section of the Mekong River. The Mekong is the 6th largest river in the world and we had the opportunity to take a ride down it in a local boat. First, we had a lunch which consisted of a local delicacy, Elephant ear fish, a species only found in the Vietnamese section of the Mekong. They fry it whole and throw it on a plate, then you wrap it in rice paper and dip it in sauce. Pretty good actually. After lunch we started to head down the river when I noticed a building with the word "Manulife" on it. Coincidentally that is the company I will be working for when I get back, a reminder for us to live it up while we are still free! The river trip was great, and we stopped at a few local shops before hitting the road back to Saigon. That night, we went to a great upscale vietnamese place with Hai and his girlfriend. The bill for 5 people with drinks was $40. The dollar trades at about 1 to 15000 here, so things are pretty cheap. We headed to a bar called Apocolypse Now, themed after the film. It was not really our scene so we headed back to the Rex and went to sleep. The next day we arranged our travel plans to Nha Trang and eventually back to Bangkok, then went to the Ben Than market, a shopping area with more fake rolexs, louis vutton and gucci than you could imagine. Bargaining is key, and usually if you just walk away they will lower their prices. It was a pretty fun experience. Keith was trying to find shoes but unfortunately, no one in Vietnam would think to make shoes size 13. That night we found a pizza place near our hotel and had a great dinner. The next day, we travelled to Nha Trang, a beach town northeast of Saigon. We flew into Camn Ranh Bay and drove the 35km to the hotel. It seems like a pretty cool little beach area, again, we had pizza for dinner. Today we are planning on renting some mopeds and doing some exploring. Pictures will have to wait until we get back to Bangkok, every computer here is very slow! We are getting some great shots though and will update the site soon. Greetings from Nha Trang!