Vietnam Post 1:

Good- Bye to Vietnam!
I am back on the ship from my time in Vietnam. I had such a great time and am once again sad to see the time come to an end.

The first day in Vietnam-
Our arrival to Vietnam was an exciting one. We traveled up the river from the sea to the port. It was a 3 hour drive up a windy and sometimes kind of narrow river! When we arrived in Ho Chi Minh City we were all ready to disembark.  Our plans for the first day consisted of heading into town, shopping, and getting lunch out on the town. We did not have any big plans, but turned our shopping into an all day adventure!  We went into the Ben Thanh Market and had a great time!  You could find ANYTHING at that market. You could shop for anything from winter jackets to toothbrushes to fruit to coffee! I didn’t even know where to start! We wandered around for quite a while and since the prices were so low, we began to get more and more shopping bags! We took a short lunch break to get in some air conditioning and to take a rest. We had Pho (Vietnamese Noodle Soup) and Spring Rolls (Delicious!).  We ended up spending the majority of the day from noon until at least 5 or 6 wandering around the town.  We wanted to return to the ship at an early time because we had a VERY early morning the following day.