Other things I did that day:
- searched extensively for a Vietnamese restaurant open before 8am, failed miserably, and shamefully crept into an Australian cafe where I drank this delicious cappuccino with an adorable tiny cookie:
And ate this "breakfast pie" with ketchup...
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| it was good tho |
- After the War Remnants Museum, I went to a more general history museum and saw some ancient scripts!
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| I think this is Sanskrit? |
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| According to the placard, "This inscription dating back to...1050-1066 once marked the territories free from taxes except for honey and wax, a specificity of Mekong delta. |
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| found this guy on the sidewalk |
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| also found some Brexit propaganda on the street |
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| everyone knows Great Britain is known for its food! |
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| Celebrating 49 years of peace after the fall of then-Saigon (now HCMC) |
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| this exact tank crashed through the gates of this government building (now called Independence Palace) and was the final straw before Saigon surrendered, marking the end of the war |
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| The tank still sits in the front yard of Independence Palace |
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| street food |
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| motorbike + alley |
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| man brushing dog |
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| more street food |
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| my beautiful lunch |
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| with certified ice <3 |
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| directions to my hotel (called Ekomo) down some winding alleys |
Then I flew to central Vietnam! Landed in Da Nang, cabbed to my new homestay in Hoi An, and then found this incredible vegetarian dinner nearby:
Next up: Hoi An and Hue!
Did you order a bloomin’ onion
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