Day 2 – Saigon
Note: Saigon adalah nama / sebutan lama untuk kota Ho Chi Minh City. (HCMC). Kadang suka ada yang masih bingung antara Saigon dan Ho Chi Minh City. :p Padahal sama. Kaya misalnya, Jakarta d/h Batavia. Nah ini HCMC d/h Saigon. Begitcu. :-)

On day 2, the 1st morning we’re in Vietnam, Ollie was feeling under the weather. Mungkin karna kecapekan lari2an di Airport, Trus semalam, begitu sampe di Saigon, mesti ikut muterin jalan di Distric 1, nyari The Sinh Tourist – operator City Tour kita untuk hari ini. – (Click saja linknya, operator tour ini very recommended koq).

Terpaksa harus sedikit kedjam pada anak sendiri, walaupun sumeng2 ga enak body, Ollie tetep diangkut ikut City Tour yang udah advance payment. (Hiks… mommy sorry lil’gal).
Tapi Thank God, she’s a cooperative little gal. Though she may be feeling under the weather, she didn’t show any crankiness. She just needs to be hold and carry the whole day of our city tour.

Perjalanan dari kantor The Sinh Tourist langsung menuju Cu Chi Tunnel, kurang lebih 2 jam, by Bus. Sampai di sana, langsung dibawa tour guide liat bekas medan perang tentara Vietkong vs USA.

Setelah Cu Chi Tunnel, balik pusat kota, menuju Reunification Palace (photo 1- 5), visit the historic War Remnants Museum, followed by the architectural treats of French colonial Notre Dame Cathedral (Photo 8.) and the Post Office (Photo 7.)

We didn’t go inside the Post Office, because Ollie was already asleep, and her fever was already worrying. By this, we went back to Nhat Thao, bath her and rest her to sleep.

Oh ya, di War Remnants Museum, ada Bapak Soekarno :-) *bangganya*

Rencana belanja di Ben Thanh market malam itu juga harus ditunda karna Ollie harus istirahat total malam itu. Akhirnya, Mom and Me, we went out, masih sekitar tourist district cari makan malam khas Vietnam yang bisa di take away. We found ourselves, bakpau babi, kepiting soka, kue lobak, juhi panggang, dan sup jagung kepiting. Semuanya di bungkus, dan dinikmati di kamar hotel. It was pretty good. :-)

Day 3. Saigon – Hanoi
Our 2nd Morning in Saigon. We are blessed, ’cause Ollie is OK that morning. Panas’nya sudah turun. And she’s ready to go out and play. Ceria lagi, Cerewet lagi. Ga kaya kemaren, manyun, diem aja, maunya dipeluk, dikelonin.
Awalnya, Flight Jet Star Saigon ke Hanoi, pukul 11 siang, tapi dikabari sama Jet Star, kalo flightnya di delay sampe jam 6 sore. *pheew* Bagusnya dihubungi, Therefore, kita bisa ke Ben Thanh Market belanja oleh2 during the day (dance).
Sampe di pasar, Wiiiih, ramenya kaya pasar! *loh*. Seru banged. Sampe lupa poto2 :D Ada boneka2 jaitan tangan khas daerah Sapa (salah satu tourist destination di Vietnam), kaos-kaos, Magnet, Pashmina, Buah-buahan, Jajanan Snack, sampe Masakan buat Lunch/Dinner, semua di 1 tempat. Balik ke hotel, nap, Jam 4 sore kita ke airport menuju Hanoi.

Free Internet at Nhat Thao Guesthouse.