Today was our last full day in Saigon and Vietnam. We had a great day. We have found the biggest scam to tourists in Vietnam is taking a taxi. We have fallen victim to this the two times we have taken taxis in Vietnam. Spike has the same sickness as his father and always looks at the map before attempting to go someplace for the first time. We took a taxi to meet up with Linh (Spike's Grandparents' friend) and we needed to take one road all the way out to her place. Needless to say, the taxi driver took a couple extra side roads to get us there. It was super annoying because we can't say anything that he would understand, but we knew we were being scammed. It wasn't until we picked up Linh when he drove right because there were two instances when Linh got on the driver's case and told him where to go. It was nice to see that happen.
We spent a couple hours helping Linh make sandwiches for 400 cancer patients going home for the Chinese New Years celebrations. Shelley and I sliced open all 400 baguettes of bread then helped stuff the loafs. It was nice to meet Linh finally. She has been a great help to us here in Vietnam. Grandma and Grandpa Robinson, Linh wanted us to tell you "Hello".
In the evening, we spent the night walking around Saigon and watching the sunset happen over the Saigon River.
Here are some pictures of our day and Saigon.
Decorations for New Years
The entire country spends millions of dollars on huge elaborate decorations for New Years
Shelley has never eaten so many Oreos.
Oreos=home comfort
Spike and Linh
The crew making sandwiches
What a fascinating trip. Thank you for sharing your travels with us.
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