Wednesday the 15th of February
“Good Morning Vietnam”! It is with some excitement we arrive here not just because of the war torn history but we never ever thought that this was somewhere we would visit. We have seen peasants in paddy fields, buffalo wandering about, some extreme poverty, some very business-like rushing about and, forget taxis and tuk tuks, this place is full, and I mean full of scooters. This is an amazing place and seems to have recovered from the war or is recovering from it very well.
Today we visited the Forbidden City, pagoda, temples; we have sampled some exquisite Vietnamese food and enjoyed the friendly people in the markets.
I am so surprised that, although this is a Communist Country, there is no free education or health care!!
This has been a very special visit and an experience of a country that is lush with greenery, has some very spectacular mountains and rivers, and some very lovely people. The roads are in a terrible condition and the rules of the road seem to be none existent. It has also been extremely humid and hot. I had to buy a new shirt because the one I was wearing became soaking wet because of the humid temperature!
There is a good future for Vietnam and it would be nice to return here if possible; and for all you adventurous travellers, if you can get here, it is well worth it.
Hong Kong next stop in a couple of days!
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fred and the dragon( no, not suuske)
examples of extreme poverty
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