New horizons; back in vietnam
So I am back in ho Chi Minh City and it feel amazing. Today I just kept pointing at things screaming: "I've been here!" or "This is the place that..." or "Watch out Jossan there's a moped aiming at you!". Ah, brings back memories.
Our last day in Sihanoukville was as lovely as the rest. We met up with Andrew again (third time already, Koh Pahn Ngan and Bangkok) and also we met Matt and Brendan with whom we had spent a few great nights with at Koh San Road and we had a blast; eventhough we were a little sad our new friends Gary and Dave left that day for Kampot. Everyone is so nice here! Friends everywhere, you just have to get to know them.
We left for Phnom Penh on Saturday and spent the night there. Having a really good time with Andrew, Matt, Brendan and a Dutch guy (who we met at the bus) named Richard (though everyone called him Christian) playing Jenga, pool and dart at a game pub in the backpacker's quarter. We went to bed at 2.30.
The bus for Ho Chi Minh left at 6.30 the following morning. We felt really eager to get going (not) but we had only ourselves to blame so we didn't complain (much). The first busride was a good three hours. After which we took the slowboat down the Mekong River. Absolutely wonderful! We lay on the roof of the boat watching the villages pass by close to the river bank. The area is fertile and cultivated and the banks are covered with ricepaddies and fields.
We changed boats at the boarder and the landskape did too. The stilt houses of Cambodia turned to the floating houses of Vietnam, the landskape became even more lush and the people put on the classic cone hats. We felt equally good.
But all good things must come to an end and we found ours at Chau Doc. Here our boat ride ended. After much barganing we found a fairly prized bus to Ho Chi Minh City. We were told that it would take us four hours to get to the city. It did not. One thing they had forgot to mention was that the road was under construction which ment we had to use the old dirt roads for most of the jerney. 7 hours later we arrived, with soar legs and arms and heads. Everytime I managed to fall asleep my head hit the window with a force which was enough to keep me awake; and making me dread sleep. Getting off that bus was enough to make me laugh. Good thing we had good travelling companions! It was the three of us (Andrew is coming along for Vietnam), a dutch guy and two hysterically funny Britts (we are still debating if they were a couple or if he was gay, hard to tell) and we played games for most of the trip; which all in all lasted 17 hours.
Today has been a really bad day. I don't feel like going into detail but the sum of it was: The ATM retained my credit card and I spent the hole day getting it back, which I eventually did; just to find out my Swedish bank wont unlock my account. Meaning it's useless. Lucky I have a back-up. Tomorrow will be a better day, and hopefully tonight will make up for it. We are meating up with a friend of Andrew's, a Vietnamese girl who'll hopefully show us the hot spots of Saigon nightlife.
Until next time,
be safe and don't eat yellow snow.
Miss you and love you
MickanPickan
Our last day in Sihanoukville was as lovely as the rest. We met up with Andrew again (third time already, Koh Pahn Ngan and Bangkok) and also we met Matt and Brendan with whom we had spent a few great nights with at Koh San Road and we had a blast; eventhough we were a little sad our new friends Gary and Dave left that day for Kampot. Everyone is so nice here! Friends everywhere, you just have to get to know them.
We left for Phnom Penh on Saturday and spent the night there. Having a really good time with Andrew, Matt, Brendan and a Dutch guy (who we met at the bus) named Richard (though everyone called him Christian) playing Jenga, pool and dart at a game pub in the backpacker's quarter. We went to bed at 2.30.
The bus for Ho Chi Minh left at 6.30 the following morning. We felt really eager to get going (not) but we had only ourselves to blame so we didn't complain (much). The first busride was a good three hours. After which we took the slowboat down the Mekong River. Absolutely wonderful! We lay on the roof of the boat watching the villages pass by close to the river bank. The area is fertile and cultivated and the banks are covered with ricepaddies and fields.
We changed boats at the boarder and the landskape did too. The stilt houses of Cambodia turned to the floating houses of Vietnam, the landskape became even more lush and the people put on the classic cone hats. We felt equally good.
But all good things must come to an end and we found ours at Chau Doc. Here our boat ride ended. After much barganing we found a fairly prized bus to Ho Chi Minh City. We were told that it would take us four hours to get to the city. It did not. One thing they had forgot to mention was that the road was under construction which ment we had to use the old dirt roads for most of the jerney. 7 hours later we arrived, with soar legs and arms and heads. Everytime I managed to fall asleep my head hit the window with a force which was enough to keep me awake; and making me dread sleep. Getting off that bus was enough to make me laugh. Good thing we had good travelling companions! It was the three of us (Andrew is coming along for Vietnam), a dutch guy and two hysterically funny Britts (we are still debating if they were a couple or if he was gay, hard to tell) and we played games for most of the trip; which all in all lasted 17 hours.
Today has been a really bad day. I don't feel like going into detail but the sum of it was: The ATM retained my credit card and I spent the hole day getting it back, which I eventually did; just to find out my Swedish bank wont unlock my account. Meaning it's useless. Lucky I have a back-up. Tomorrow will be a better day, and hopefully tonight will make up for it. We are meating up with a friend of Andrew's, a Vietnamese girl who'll hopefully show us the hot spots of Saigon nightlife.
Until next time,
be safe and don't eat yellow snow.
Miss you and love you
MickanPickan
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Postat av: Fia
Åh va kul ni har! Nu har jag läst ikapp allt jag har missat.. What an adventure! Jag är avundsjuk! Haha, skriver ett mejl snart, saknar dig gumman! Simma lugnt! /Fia
Postat av: Pappa
Tjoho...det låter såååå superkul...här hemma snöar det och i dag har jag varit på DIF-träningen - ser bra ut...ha det skitskönt...pussar/kramar och hälsa jossan
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