We had a boat trip out to see the floating markets in the morning. Mainly fruit and vegies but it was incredible the amount of boats that were on the river. The selling boats had a tall metal pole attached to them where they tied the produce they were selling. Was crazy seeing a pole with carrots, cabbage, sweet corn etc tied to it!Headed back to Ho Chi Minh City (or Saigon) where we took to the markets for some bartering. A real art that I haven't quite mastered yet. The market was also my first experience of being hounded by the Vietnamese, which considering how bad Thailand was I think is pretty good!
Tried Pho for the first time (pronounced fur), its a noodle soup - chicken beef or pork, noodles, Chinese basil, mint, shallots, bean shoots, chili, lime, soy & pepper in a broth. It is a staple here in Vietnam and is delicious!!! I'm getting addicted to chili and have most of my food hot now. Loving it!
Tonight was our overnight sleeper train so headed to the train station about 10pm. We had soft sleeper which is the best you can get, 4 beds in a little cabin with a table in between and very little room for bags. But the beds were more comfy than the home stay and I slept really well.
No comments:
Post a Comment