Saigon

My first morning in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) I had a nice lie in and just made the inclusive breakfast for 11am, luxury! I went for a walk around the local streets and a park in the middle of a boulevard. The French were here as colonials for many years and the central layout of the city is topically trench in style with ;large wide avenues and boulevards. Wandering a little further out I found a large electronics store and had a browse in there. It was obviously the January sales and the place was packed but the prices seemed a little steep. Going back to the hotel I relaxed in the room and started to upload a load of photo's making full use of the free Fifi.
At 6pm I went down to the restaurant to meet the rest of the group for my 3rd Intrepid Tour. Our Tour leader is Hanh and there are only 4 Brits and the rest are Ozzies, also apart from Hanh and myself there is only one other male – Richard. Hanh introduced us to the tour and what to expect and doled out the Intrepid cloth bags, which this time have a zipper. We then went out in 2 taxis to another hotel to have a group meal on the 14th floor of a hotel restaurant. The prices here are a lot less than in India and we had an excellent meal. After the meal we went up onto the roof garden to have a look at the city. Then back to the hotel in readiness for the now standard Intrepid early starts.