Day 4: Riding through Saigon

So it's only 10:15am over here. But I just got back from riding around Saigon with chị Thanh (my cousin, for those who don't know). She's a great motorist! The streets are sooo different from in the U.S. First of all, it's mostly motorcycles on the streets, lots and lots of motorcycles. And there are far less road rules, there may be a light that people obey at huge intersections, and I mean like a 6 way intersection, but other than that, you just kind of go. It's kind of like the ultimate driving game; slipping and sliding through people, dodging cars, bikes, and crossing pedestrians. If you're easily scared..then don't drive around in Saigon.

Oh, and it either rained last night or this morning, but I was sleeping so I'm not sure. So the weather now is really nice, very mát (I think that's how you spell it).

And this morning...I showered, went over to má Bảy's store and had breakfast. I don't exactly know what I ate, but it was good. I figured it might be best just to not ask what food is while I'm here...but today's breakfast didn't look too suspicious. And once I got back from riding through Saigon, I returned to the store to find one of my favorite Vietnamese sweets waiting for me. I don't know the Vietnamese name..I think it's something like mít ít, but it's made of sweet rice surrounding a yummy coconut filling, all wrapped up in banana leaves (you remove the banana leaves though). And now I'm writing this blog, but I think I'm gonna go bowling with chị Thanh in a little bit. I actually thought we were going bowling while we were out earlier, but I guess not. Sometimes I just have no idea about where we're headed, I just kind of jump on the motorcyle, which is so much fun to ride. There's kind of that rollercoaster thrill when you ride...which is funny, because I don't love rollercoasters (it's the whole falling without any control part that gets me).

And then later today, I think during the afternoon, Mom said we're going over to cậu Hai's house (my oldest uncle), who supposedly lives about an hour away. I'll be sure to bring along my camera and take pictures. I've been wanting to take pictures while I ride through Saigon, but I'm scared I'll drop it, or while I'm holding it there will be a sharp turn or something and I'll fall right off!! But I may just need to take that risk to get some nice shots of the city, which is beautiful! Ok....until next time, that's it for now. Bye!

~Quynhie~