The flight back to Saigon was comfortable. Business class no less and about the only time we can afford to fly that way. We were the only ones in the front of the plane. It was all very lah-dee-dah with material placemats, personal service and plenty of legroom. Sue commented that she could get used to that but Vietnam would be about the only place we could afford it. The Liberty Central in Saigon is literally a stones throw from the Bin Tanh markets and is very...

We had a relatively slow start today as we were checking out. After brekkie & arranging the luggage to be stowed, we set out into the regular hustle & bustle of the city. We'd become quite adept at getting across the road now. We walked a few blocks to the War Remnants Museum to finish off our tour from the other day, namely all the machinery on display outside. We were approached by a man who had been wounded in the war. Both arms were missing, one eye ...

Because we'd crammed 2 tours in on one day, we had free wandering time today. First stop was Bên Thành markets so we set out to tackle navigating under our own steam. Crossing the road in Saigon is a fairly daunting task at first - wait for a small break in the deluge of cars and bikes, then holding hands cross in a steady pace and allow the motorbikes to flow around you. Steve was pleasantly surprised that the street vendors didn't hassle us too hard to buy th...