After a quick stop over in Hue, we hopped on another 12 hour train ride (no sleeper car this time) to Nha Trang, known for its beaches. If there was anything that we were in the mood for, it was beach therapy. The train ride was excruciatingly long, but we arrived at our hostel safely. We spent the whole next day eating at yummy restaurants and sitting on the beach. Couldn't have asked for anything more. The next morning we hopped on another train, this time 9 hours and went to Ho Chi Minh City where Hanna was flying out from.
Ho Chi Minh had Hosien sauce with the Pho, and we were instantly in love with this place. Hanna got on her jet plane back to the States and Stacey and I were alone. We explored the city yesterday. hitting up the War Remanants Museum on our way. This museum was about the Vietnam war and was scary to say the least. The amount of information and artifacts in the museum was amazing. There was a whole room dedicated to Agent Orange and the damage that it did and is still doing today. There were tons and tons of pictures documenting aerial bombings, burning villages, letters from Ho Chi Minh, world protests in solidarity with Vietnam, deformed children from Agent Orange and anything else having to do with the war. It was the most informed I have ever been regarding the Vietnam War. I think all Americans should see this museum at some point in their lives.
Our fellow Peace Corps batchmate Paj and her fiance are also in Ho Chi Minh the same time as us and so we met up for more Pho and a few cheap beers last night.
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| Beach of Nha Trang |
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| Hanna excited about the beach |
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| Pho with Hoisen. |
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| Goodbye picture |
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| Motorcycles are always good places to sleep |
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| Bahn Ga sandwich. |
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| Museum poster |
Tomorrow we head to Penom Penh for a few days and then Angkor Wat.
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