Our second full day here was planned as a quiet day and there was no mad rush to hit the breakfast tables before seven as we did yesterday. As a result, it was about ten before we left the air-conditioned comfort, or icy discomfort according to Alyson, for the sauna-like street. Our plan was to visit a museum and following a little tripadvisor research we headed, via a local park, to The War Remnants Museum. With a new photocopied map from our hotel, we got there with little problem. We're getting to know this place! I'm glad that we came to this museum but it certainly isn't an easy visit. Initially, we wandered around a few helicopters and bombing aeroplanes and took the photo opportunities smiling in front of one or two of them. It was quite easy initially to forget that these photogenic machines were weapons of war. It was quite easy initially to disentangle them from the context of war and to respond to them as you might to trains in a railway museum. However, moving to the Tiger Cells section threw us into a much more sombre and serious mood. Here the images and implements of torture were displayed in the most graphic manner. We went to Auchwitz last year and this museum had a similar impact. It is a reminder that evil lurks in every era and we must be very aware that such huge crimes against humanity will be repeated unless we are vigilant. And we shouldn't think that we in Europe are immune to these dangers. There is an increasing intolerance in our own country with the rise of right wing parties and their ignorant supporters who portray the victims of war fleeing unimaginable terror in Syria etc. as the enemy. I think that the supporters of Farage and his ilk should spend some time here and try to imagine what it was like to live through the Vietnam war and to realise that no country, not even the United States, has been immune to being guilty of committing the the most awful war crimes. Those in America should beware of the huge dangers of voting for the likes of Donald Trump. His words echo those of too many evil men of the recent past. Anyway, I would highly recommend visiting this museum but be prepared to recoil emotionally! On a lighter note, we were aware that there was a highly rated vegetarian cafe called "Hum" in the same street as the museum. As we were in need of somewhere to sit down to reflect on our thoughts after our time in the museum, we headed towards the cafe. Finding the sign, we saw that the building looked very up-market. We were rather reluctant to go in as the place seemed more West-End fancy restaurant than cool, hip veggie cafe. But in we went and were led to the bar where we would be allowed to buy drnks instead of a meal. We asked for a dinner menu as we were considering eating here some time during our stay in Saigon. No! The prices would have embarassed a merchant banker! With awkward excuses, we made our way out of the customer-less joint unimpressed by the validity of its tripadvisor ratings. Outside, Alyson pointed out that The "Hum" cafe was next door and we had taken the wrong entrance. I can now say that the reviews were spot on! Lovely fresh fruit drinks with lemon grass, ginger, etc. So that was our morning and early afternoon. And then a few hours back in the room where we all fell asleep and the intended visit to the rooftop swimming pool never happened.