We arrived in Ho Chi Minh city in the middle of the night and our place turned out to be a random small looking building in the very back of some back alleys. Rather sketchy looking at night, it wasn’t so bad at daylight.

Scooters everywhere. If you have never been to Vietnam or a similar country the traffic will be overwhelming. Notice how everyone is going at a four way intersection, at the same time.

In the front you can see a few people wearing green outfits. This is a worldwide cab service and wouldn’t be special but in Vietnam they just happen to also offer Scooter rides instead of just cab rides.

When the streets get too crowded there’s always room on the sidewalk. Pedestrians are merely an inconvenience.

Vietnam had a lot of French influence and as a result there are a lot of buildings that look like something you’d expect to see in Europe.

Like a replica of Notre Dame. Except that this one actually does have roofs on the towers unlike the original one in Paris.

A big market selling all kinds of interesting food.

Haggling is a must in Vietnam, at first it’s weird but it it’s actually kind of fun.

In this area called electronic repair lane if I recall correctly, they still repair and reuse all these things that we just throw away and buy again just because a cable is broken.

Safety in traffic is not really a big concern here.

Ho Chi Minh is incredibly busy. It’s a really interesting experience but if I did it again I’d skip the city and go for the country side, especially the Mekong Delta and the Vietnam War tunnels which unfortunately we didn’t have time for. As a city I found Hanoi much more interesting.

Next stop: Da Lat