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Saigon

So it seemed like my whole Vietnam journey was leading up to Saigon which was supposed to be crazy and different from everything else everywhere. I was only there 1 night and I kinda actually enjoyed it.
The thing that I had heard most was that the traffic there would be super crazy. When I arrived I discovered that there was a lot of motorbikes and some cars but it wasnt that crazy. The hundreds of thousands of people seemed to know exactly what they were doing all the time. The traffic just flowed like water through the streets and I didnt feel flustered at all. Compared to other places in South East Asia where everyone seems to be dodging and weaving between everyone else Saigon was quite relaxing. Well to me at least. The streets were laid out nicely for the most part. So I was able to walk around and figure out where I was all the time.
In the early morning and just as the sun goes down people of all ages gather to exercise at the park that was across the street from the hotel that I was staying in. They were doing the usual exercises ive seen in places like Vientiane like running, dancing, badminton, and aerobics. but they also had some new interesting ones like wrapping them selves around trees and railings and waiving their body around. Pretty interesting to watch.

Another interesting thing I noticed was that they seemed to have all of the trees in the parks numbered, I guess to keep track if one decides to run away?


Among my wanderings I came across a full size pool with super sketchy diving boards and tower.


Lots of fruit stands with everything stacked very precisely and neatly.


Some planes from the war museum that I visited.


Just walking though the middle of the street.


I probably missed a whole bunch of stuff in the city because I only stayed there for 1 night but I was pretty much Vietnam'd out by that time so I didnt mind.



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