First night in Ho Chi Minh 胡志明市的第一夜
Living in Taiwan for two years have prepared me well for the traffic in Ho Chi Minh city in Vietnam. Glad to report I have survived my first evening in this busy city.
幸好在台灣住了兩年，已習慣繁忙的機車交通。今天來到越南胡志明市，也不會對這裡的交通太過驚訝。
After checking into my accomodation, I was told to take a left turn outside the building, cross the river and walk 500m to the backpacker area for some yummy food. When I got outside, all I saw was a massive flyover flooding with peak hour traffic but nowhere to cross the river at all.
民宿主人說前從民宿出來，往右轉走大概500公尺就可以到市中心吃晚餐。但當我到外面時，只見到有一條高架天橋和一條河，但完全沒有可以過河的地方。
It turns out there is a pavement on either side of the flyover. So on I go, walking on the flyover high above the river, low barrier on one side, zooming traffic on the other, and stepping over the quite a few homeless on the way.
原來過橋是需要走高架橋旁的行人路。 左邊河上的欄桿很低，右邊機車汽車一起飆過來，間中亦要踏過行人路旁的露宿者，可以說是步步驚心的走。
The 500m walk was actually about 1.5km. After about 20 minutes in the hot summer evening, I was hot and hungry so plonked myself into the first place that looked like they did decent looking Vietnamese food. It turned out to be ok by Vietnamese standards, but good by Taiwanese standards. Then I realised there was a much better one around the corner which I had researched beforehand so I went there for round two. One can never have too much Vietnamese food.
500公尺的路其實應該是1.7公里才對。 結果走到一身大汗，又累又餓看到第一間像樣的越南餐廳馬上跑進去。食物還算可以。吃完後發覺原來之前資料搜集的另一家越南餐廳就在附近，只需多走一分鐘就到。結果再去吃第二餐，很美味！
So here’s my first night in Ho Chi Minh city. Don’t forget to check out my video as well.
我就這樣在越南胡志明市度過我的第一夜。 還有，記得觀看我的視頻噢！
Sounds like it was interesting? great that you added a video as well
Thanks, appreciate your comment!! I actually liked the gif a bit more to be honest as I didn’t realise the guy standing there against the traffic zooming by behind him makes an interesting contrast.
True. I just liked how the video was a visual & audible addition to your description?
Sounds like it was interesting? great that you added a video as well
Thanks, appreciate your comment!! I actually liked the gif a bit more to be honest as I didn’t realise the guy standing there against the traffic zooming by behind him makes an interesting contrast.
True. I just liked how the video was a visual & audible addition to your description?
I’m so glad you come to my city <3 I havent gone back since 2016. I miss Ho Chi Minh so much. Will you stay there for a while? I hope to see more about your journey in Ho Chi Minh. Have a save trip ^^
I was only there for a long weekend, have left now, but still have a few posts to upload. I hope you will like them!
I’m so glad you come to my city <3 I havent gone back since 2016. I miss Ho Chi Minh so much. Will you stay there for a while? I hope to see more about your journey in Ho Chi Minh. Have a save trip ^^
I was only there for a long weekend, have left now, but still have a few posts to upload. I hope you will like them!