I've very much enjoyed Saigon so far--overall I really think I've enjoyed Vietnam the most of all the countries. Yesterday we explored the Cu Chi tunnels that the VC used during the Vietnam War when taking Saigon. The propaganda surrounding the war is very interesting (though I'm not sure how effective it is) and I may talk about it some time later. Later that night we had some drinks at the Rex hotel with a couple young men we met on the tour who were working in architecture and oil and gas.
Today my companion left me--so sad! But I was able to meet up with a future classmate in the afternoon and visit the city's jade pagoda before getting some good pho bò (Vietnamese beef noodle soup) near the night market. Tomorrow I will hit up the museums and the next day do a day tour of the Mekong Delta before leaving on the 30th for Singapore.
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