Day 22 October 17 Today was the day we were supposed to go on a dinner river cruise on the Saigon River. However, two days ago the person running it tried a bait-and-switch on us telling us that to be … Continue reading →
Day 21 October 16 Mr. Tooth makes a friend Out our hotel window Today Alan got up very early to take the tour bus out to the Cu Chi tunnel complex. During the Vietnamese War the Viet Cong had an … Continue reading →
Day 20 October 15 We disembarked the ship in My Tho this morning and loaded onto the buses for the 1 ½ hour ride into Ho Chi Minh City. Interestingly enough many Vietnamese still call it Saigon and we often … Continue reading →
Day 19 October 14 Wow, Saturday already. We have been in Vietnam for 18 days already. It has gone by very quickly. This morning after stretching for Alan and breakfast for both of us, we were off on the sampans … Continue reading →
Day 16, 17, 18 October 11-13 After morning light stretching and breakfast, we boarded buses to go to the notorious prison S21 where there were only 7 survivors out of the thousands who were prisoners there during the Pol Pot … Continue reading →
Day 15, October 10 We’re in Phnom Penh. We’re moored alongside one of the Mekong Jewel’s sister ships which we had to cross to get to shore. There we again got into Tuk-tuks for a drive around the city. Traffic … Continue reading →
Day 13-14, October 8-9 We had to get the luggage outside of our rooms early this morning. Most people are not doing anything this morning, but we chose an extra excursion which was a gondola ride around the moat surrounding … Continue reading →
Day 10, 11,12 October 5-7 This morning all the excursions were optional ones that we had already done on our own or were not interested in doing them. After a leisurely breakfast and getting our luggage outside, we stayed in … Continue reading →
Day 9, October 4 After a very early breakfast, we had a meeting with Binh, our guide for the rest of the trip. He explained the visa and customs forms and also why he has kept our passports. He also … Continue reading →
Day 6, 7, and 8, October 1-3 We had really bad internet on the Paradise Elegance. This was the small ship we have been on for three days on Ha Long Bay. The bus ride from Hanoi to the ship … Continue reading →
