We took a full day tour from our port in Phu My to Ho Chi Minh city, formerly known as Saigon. The best part of the trip was ridding the cyclo… like a rickshaw but with a bike. Traffic was crazy and had NO rules!!! People on motorcycles or mopeds would zip by all around going in any direction. Our guide gave us a tip for crossing a street.. “go slowly and don’t take a step backwards!” He said the drivers will recognize that we’re tourists and go slower around us.
We stopped at temple, had Pho at a very popular restaurant where Bill Clinton ate (Pho 2000), walked through a market. One section was run by the government so prices were fixed but a second section was for private sellers and prices could be negotiated. Kenzie was a natural at the art of negotiation!
