Day Two in Ho Chi Ming City, Vietnam

We decided to take the tour we signed up for as it was short.  Panoramic Saigon.  Had a light breakfast and then got ready for our tour.

We drove into Saigon while our guide told us about the area.  This was really a bus ride with only two stops.  The first stop was at the post office and Notre Dame Church.  This time the church was open so we were able to go inside.

The outside of the church.  It was a beautiful day.  Clear blue sky.

And the inside of the church.

A beautiful ceiling.

A better picture of the outside of the church.

And this is the post office.

The tradition in Vietnam is for the bride and groom to have pictures taken before the wedding so they will have an album for the wedding guests to see.  This young couple picked the square in front of the Notre Dame Church the day we were there.  So I thought they were adorable so I included them in the blog.

They will need to photo shop out all of the tourists.

The second stop was at the Rex Hotel.  The Rex Hotel is famous as it was where the foreign correspondents reported about the war.  It is a beautiful hotel.  We were able to walk around inside of the hotel.  Then back on the bus for a ride around Chinatown.

The Rex Hotel.  In Ho Chi Ming City there are lots of very high end shops.  A little out of my price range.

In front of the Rex Hotel is a square that contains this statue of Ho Chi Ming.  It is said that he loved children but had none of his own.  So the statue is him holding a child.

And wires all over the place.

Back to the ship in time for lunch.  Then our nap.  No needlepoint today so Bob and I went up on 11 to swim.  We did one hour while we sailed down the river to head to our next port of Da Nang.

We had cocktails up in the Observations Lounge.  The waiter asked if we wanted our regular drinks so we said yes.  Well, he brought us a dirty martini with blue cheese olives made with Gray Goose and then Gray Goose on the rocks.  Either he had us mixed up with someone else or his memory is not as good as it used to be.  So I put the olives in the rocks glass and gave that to Bob and I drank part of the martini.

Dinner in Compass Rose at a table for 4 made for 2 for us.  I had the prime rib and Bob had a chicken dish that he said was terrific.  Back to the suite and read and bed.