Saigon - waterworks over waterparks

Trip Start Oct 07, 2007
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Sunday, February 17, 2008

The physicallity of the Vietnamese takes a bit of getting used to.  If you're in their way they'll simply push you out of it and if they want you to buy something from them they're liable to grab hold of you.  And as Jono discovered on the way to Saigon if you're a bit tardy getting on the bus you're likely to get a helping shove aboard followed by a friendly pat on the ass!

Saigon (or Ho Chi Minh as it's officially called) as everything you'd expect in a modern Asian city - it's clean, hectic and ultimately just a little bit boring.  It's the kind of place that's probably very nice to live in but it's not really much of a holiday destination.  That said there are a couple of places of interest to visit.  One of these is the War Remenants museum, which has loads of artefacts and photos detailing the American war and its effects on the country.  It makes pretty grim viewing especially the photos of the massacre by American soldiers of the men, women and children at Son My and the photos showing the horrendous effects of Agent Orange, the herbicide used by the US army.

After a day spent at this museum we decided to sample some of Saigons more lighthearted attractions with a trip to the waterpark.  Unfortunately, after a confused half an hour in a bus station oblivious to the existence of non-Vietnames speaking potential customers we manage to ascertain that the Saigon Waterpark is no more.  It's a devestating blow and since we don't have anything else planned for Saigon we decide to head on North the next day.
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