Vietnam Holiday Day Three: Saigon To Can Tho, 12 February 2012

Left Ho Chi Minh City for Can Tho by car after splendid breakfast of soup noodles (chicken) and bacon on the side.

Civilised hour of departure (11 o’clock) and arrive [at the Victoria Can Tho] shortly after 1400.

Enjoyed foot massage (extended in Daisy’s case)…

… On returning from a foot massage, Ged got into the lift with an elderly German couple and asked "where are you from"?  "Germany" came the reply. "Which part of Germany"? asked Ged, at which point the woman lectured Ged on the fact that there is only one part of Germany now, that they haven't been "two Germanys" for over 20 years and that North, South, East and West is all "Germany".  Ged replied by saying that he was enquiring which town.  "Münster", came the reply, at which point this couple became The Munsters in Ged's mind – especially the gentleman: "Herman the German" Munster.  Later of course, Ged & Daisy kept bumping in to those two all around the resort, with the German couple being overbearingly jovial and friendly – presumably to make up for the unwarranted tetchiness on first meeting. We even saw them on the floating market the next day, where the German couple looked none too happy on their [unfeasibly] little boat.… 

…then Daisy hammered Ged at tennis.

Washed and then enjoyed excellent meal at the hotel – starter of Bon Bon salad, pork with O Mon noodles and roast duck Vietnamese style (whatever that might be!). A sort of coffee ice cream dessert to finish – very enjoyable.

Click above to read more about the Bon Bon salad at the Victoria Can Tho Hotel – photo from that hotel’s website


There is a placeholder with links to all of the photos, itineraries etc. for this Vietnam holiday – here.