I flew from Tokyo into Ho Chi Minh city, and at first had a bit of trouble with my passport that was about to expire. However, after a visit to the USA embassy got everything worked out. My trip started and ended in Ho Chi Minh city, but I also traveled into Cambodia to see Angkor Wat as well at to the north of Vietnam to see HaLong Bay. In all I was traveling for two weeks, and in those two weeks met many people, saw very beautiful sights, and had a lot of great experiences. At the end, I only wish I had more time.

Ho Chi Minh City

The government office and statue of Ho Chi Minh.

There are A LOT of scooters in Vietnam. This picture was taken when people paraded the streets after Vietnam beat Thailand in a soccer match.

Eating delicious Vietnamese cuisine with some nice Japanese girls I met.

At one of the many markets around the city where you could buy almost anything.

Mekong River Area
I enrolled in a 2 day tour of the Mekong River area. It was very nice, especially the option to do a homestay in a village. I was quite satisfied with what we saw and did and was able to make some friends along the way.

Traversing a small river to the coconut candy factory with some people in my tour.

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