There are thousands of motorbikes in Saigon, many more than in Hanoi. The city is loud, busy and extremely crowded. Luckily our hotel was off on a side street so things were a bit subdued. While in Saigon we visited the War Remnants museum and the Reunification Palace. Ryan also had a few more business shirts made in the city.
The most memorable part of our visit in Saigon was dinner with the family we met in Nha Trang. We happened to see them on the train to Saigon. We had met the children at a pool in Nha Trang and they practiced their English with us. At the train station the father invited Ryan and I to their house in Saigon for a traditional home cooked Vietnamese meal. The boys have been studying English for many years, but over dinner the father informed us that he had never heard his sons speak English until they met us. Both boys spoke English very well, especially the older one. I thought since he spoke it so well that it must be used in his household on a normal basis. I was shocked to find out that the only time he speaks English is in school. I know that when I learned a foreign language in school I didn’t remember enough to speak very well with a French person on the street. The family was so great to us. The mother had prepared a meal fit for 20 people with all of Vietnam’s specialties. We had chicken, pork, beef, fish, shrimp, fried rice, spring rolls, noodles, etc. It was a wonderful feast!
The images below are from our adventures in Saigon. Enjoy.
by Jessica Rayborn Photography
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