I had cheap vegetarian noodle soup (10000d/S$1) for breakfast. If there was meat, it would have been twice the price. I believe most locals prefer to eat at home instead of out as food in Vietnam is typically expensive for their standard of living.
En route to Cu Chi, we stopped by a handicraft centre where we witnessed handicapped individuals creating pieces of art and souvenirs. I was definitely impressed by their skills. We visited the Cu Chi Tunnels. Entry fees were certainly expensive and Lim Hwee was not very pleased with this but since we had come so far, it was worth the experience. I particularly like crawling through the tight tunnels but I can imagine how unpleasant it was during the war. I think Singaporeans are generally slightly larger than Vietnamese and we had a hard time squeezing through small parts. Caucasians cannot even fit the actual tunnel size dug during the war!
At the end of the tour, we had a tapioca tasting session and most of the foreigners didn't like it. For the four of us, it was definitely not worth our money to pay for the tapioca and we were hungry, so our bowl of tapioca and cups of tea were quickly finished!
The Cu Chi Tunnels tour ended mid-afternoon back in Saigon. Lim Hwee and I caught a local bus to Cho Lon, the Chinatown of Saigon, while Zi Kai and Jing Kai headed to Binh Thanh for some shopping. Food at Cho Lon was great, I had both dinner and desert there, but other than food and fruits, there was nothing much worth buying and we headed back.
Total expenses over 18 days: S$535
Participants: LSH, Zi Kai, Jing Kai, Lim Hwee
En route to Cu Chi, we stopped by a handicraft centre where we witnessed handicapped individuals creating pieces of art and souvenirs. I was definitely impressed by their skills. We visited the Cu Chi Tunnels. Entry fees were certainly expensive and Lim Hwee was not very pleased with this but since we had come so far, it was worth the experience. I particularly like crawling through the tight tunnels but I can imagine how unpleasant it was during the war. I think Singaporeans are generally slightly larger than Vietnamese and we had a hard time squeezing through small parts. Caucasians cannot even fit the actual tunnel size dug during the war!
At the end of the tour, we had a tapioca tasting session and most of the foreigners didn't like it. For the four of us, it was definitely not worth our money to pay for the tapioca and we were hungry, so our bowl of tapioca and cups of tea were quickly finished!
The Cu Chi Tunnels tour ended mid-afternoon back in Saigon. Lim Hwee and I caught a local bus to Cho Lon, the Chinatown of Saigon, while Zi Kai and Jing Kai headed to Binh Thanh for some shopping. Food at Cho Lon was great, I had both dinner and desert there, but other than food and fruits, there was nothing much worth buying and we headed back.
Total expenses over 18 days: S$535
Participants: LSH, Zi Kai, Jing Kai, Lim Hwee
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