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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Day 4 - Mekong Delta Tour, Fruit Tasting, Bee Farm

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It's day 4 Last full day we had in Ho Chi Minh City before our flight home the next day We bought a Mekong Delta tour There was a bus to pick us up nearby our hotel (at the tour agency) Then the bus drove about 2-3 hours (can't really remember the exact time) On the bus Arrived at the temple. Out first stop! The Bodhi Tree  Someone selling the Vietnamese hat After the temple We went to the coconut & bamboo fibre factory It educated us the difference between coconut fibre and bamboo fibre My mum bought some cloths made of the bamboo fibre as souvenirs Then the bus dropped us at the jetty First, we took the boat Off we go! Then, we were transferred to a smaller sampan

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Day 3 - War Remnants Museum, Notre Dame Catheral, Central Post Office, Municipal Theatre, City Hall

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Third day Started our morning with the War Remnants Museum It was a museum displaying mostly pictures of the suffering resulted from the wars in Vietnam Very powerful pictures to give the victims a voice Outside the museum. There was also a mock prison outside the compound to mimic how the prisoners of war were kept and tortured It was quite creepy for me Then We went to a nearby stall for lunch Pho again! After lunch We started the city tour Notre Dame Catheral Central Post Office Inside the Post Office. It is still functioning. It was a very hot afternoon Went to a nearby McD to escape the heat for a while The peach