Sidste uge i Ho Chi Minh City

Så er vi nået til den sidste uge af mit ophold i Vietnam.

Mange hjemmefra har spurgt den sidste uge om jeg glæder mig til at komme hjem og om jeg er klar til at komme hjem. Ja, jeg glæder mig til at komme hjem, men om jeg er klar? Det ved jeg ikke. Det er mærkeligt at tænke på at natten søndag rejser jeg tilbage til DK, og denne uge er derfor den sidste uge til at nå det sidste man gerne vil. Det giver en, en smule stress, men den sidste uge skal nydes til det fulde.

Mandag aften tog Liv og jeg ind for at se the Water Puppet Show (vanddukke show). Det var en sjov oplevelse, og som vietnameserne siger, så er det noget man skal opleve når man er i Vietnam, og man har ikke oplevet Vietnam før man har oplevet dette.

Showet omhandlede Vietnams historie, og det var rigtig hyggeligt og utroligt hvordan folkene bagved kan styre dukkerne så flot.

Tirsdag eftermiddag/aften havde vi (klassen) ”Farewell/see-you-again” middag med ms. Yen og Tommy på Tan Vang Resort der ligger tæt ved HUTECH (skolen), men ned til Saigon floden. Det er et rigtig hyggeligt sted med god udsigt over Saigon floden, og med live musik under middagen. Der var buffet og ved bordene var der indbygget en lille ”grill” og hotpot. Så man gik op til buffeten for at hente det kød + tilbehør man ønskede og så var det ellers bare i gang med at tilberede maden.

Onsdag mødtes jeg med Lise om eftermiddagen for at tøsehygge lidt med hende inden jeg rejser. Lise er en af de danskere jeg har mødt på Storm P.

Vi kørte lidt rundt i Ho Chi Minh City på hendes scootere. Vi endte ude ved Crescent Mall, der ligger i distrikt 7, hvor vi endte en tur i BoConcept og fik brugt nogle af de penge vi ikke har, herefter gik turen over Phu My Hung broen, hvor hun så mente jeg skulle prøve at køre på hendes scooter ned af en grusvej.

Det skal lige siges at jeg aldrig har kørt scooter før, så det var noget af en oplevelse, og selvom det kun var på en grusvej, hvor der ingen trafik var, så var det stadig en smule nervepirrende, men også meget sjovt! Bagefter var hun ved at snakke om at jeg jo kunne kører tilbage.. Nej tak, der springer jeg lige over og lader de mere erfarne om det.. Hehe, men det var rigtig sjovt at få lov at prøve.. J

Efter min lille scootertur mødtes vi med Morten inde ved Financial Tower i distrikt 1 – den højeste bygning i HCMC, hvor vi tog en tur op på en café på 50.etage og fik en fantastisk aften udsigt over Ho Chi Minh City, mens vi spiste vores dyre is.

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Last week in Ho Chi Minh City = the end of my stay in Vietnam

Now we have reached the last week of my stay in Vietnam.

Many from back home have asked me the last week if I am looking forward to go home and if I’m ready to come home. Yes, I’m looking forward to come home, but am I ready? I don’t know. It is weird thinking that the night between Saturday and Sunday I’m going back to Denmark. This week is therefore my last week to get to see and experience the last of it, which stress you a bit, but the last week will be enjoyed to its fullest.

Monday night Liv and I went to The Water Puppet Show. It was a fun experience, and as the Vietnamese says, it is something that you need to see while you are in Vietnam, and you haven’t experience Vietnam before you have seen a water puppet show.

The show was about Vietnam’s history and it was really good and unbelievable how the people behind the scene can control the puppets so well. 

Thursday afternoon/evening we had a “Farewell/See-you-again” dinner with ms. Yen and Tommy at the Tan Cang Resort, which is located not far from HUTECH (the school), but at the riverside. It is a really nice and cosy place with a nice view of the Saigon River and with live music during the dinner. There was buffet and at the tables there were build in a small “bbq” and hotpot. You will go to the buffet to get the meat + sides you want and then it is all about cooking the food yourself.

Wednesday I met with Lise at the afternoon for some girl time before I leave. Lise is one of the Danes who I have met at Storm P.

We drove on her around in Ho Chi Minh City. We ended at Crescent Mall, which is located in district 7. Here we ended up in BoConcept and spend some of the money, which we don’t have. After this we drove over the Phu My Hung Bridge, where she then had the idea that I should try to ride her motorbike down a gravel road.

It has to be said that I have never driven a motorbike before, so it was a bit of an experience, and even though it only was at a gravel road, with no traffic it was still a bit nerve racking, but also a lot of fun!

Afterwards she said that I could drive back.. No thanks, I will pass and let the more experienced do it.. Hehe, but it was still so much fun to try.. J

After my little scooter trip, we met with Morten at the Financial Tower in district 1 – the tallest building in HCMC, where we went up to a café at the 50^th floor, and got an amazing night view over Ho Chi Minh City while eating our expensive ice creams.

 Scooter tuuuuur ;-)

Lise pakker hendes julegaver ind i butikken :-)

Vores dyre is