March 6, 2024 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 61 days left of 138

 Well today we are proving after 77 days of travel we know how to pace ourselves. Today we were suppose to go on an excursion to see Saigon sites. When we looked at it again last evening, we noticed it was the same sites we saw yesterday. That made it an easy decision, sleeping in was more important than a bus ride. We both enjoyed a great nights sleep, even better when we didn't have to wake up to an alarm.

At the top of our grand staircase we have a large picture frame that is famous works of art, and the pictures change on a regular basis. We thought this was particularly beautiful.

Today I completed yesterday's blog. I knew it was going to be a long one, as we had so many pictures, and our guide had shared so much information about his culture and religion. If you are wondering about time spent in preparing the pictures, and getting all the info into the blog, I took a little over 2 hours on yesterdays blog. Today's will be shorter, but it all adds up.

There are some shops set up just outside of our ship on the Port. We went over and checked them out. It appears there are some knock offs of name brand T-shirts, purses, running clothes, and I suspect the tennis shoes. The prices were very low on some things, and high on others. They did give discounts on multiple items bought together, but there was no real bargaining going on. On our list for purchases in Vietnam was a large suitcase. We have been buying a few items, so we need room to get them all home. We got this accomplished.

Tonight we have a destination program. We have an early morning excursion tomorrow, so we are choosing to enjoy it from our cabin. 

Good night from Vietnam