My flight to Ho Chi Minh today wasn't until 5pm, so there was only one choice for me to kill some time. Beauty and the Beast! I've been waiting impatiently for it to come out, and I wasn't missing out on seeing my favourite Disney film. Thankfully it was in English with Khmer subtitles. I thought it was fab, plus seeing the new Pirates of the Caribbean trailer almost made me wet my pants.
I was super excited to arrive in Saigon this evening. After all, it's where my most favourite musical of all times was set. However, this is not the 1970s and nobody is communicating with each other through the medium of song. I'm already disappointed. Anyway, Saigon is fucking mental!! The sheer number of motorbikes is just ridiculous. I was crossing the street when it was a green man (surprised they even exist here) when it suddenly turned to red without even a flashing warning, and I was in the middle of the road. Before I could even make a dash for it I'm surrounded by motorbikes zooming past on all sides. I live in fear to cross the street now. If I didn't have tours booked over the next couple I'd probably stay in my hotel under the covers and cry! So you have an idea, the population of this city is 8.4 million, and the number of motorbikes is 7.4 million. In theory, the trick to crossing the street is to keep waking and the motorbikes will avoid you. But then you take a look at the road traffic accident stats....
For dinner I went to a restaurant recommended by my hostel. I tried some sort of pancake thing called banh xeo which is filled with prawn and some form of meat. I didn't particularly like it. I also had Pho Bo, beef noodle soup, which was a lot more tasty. The local beer is also pretty damn good here too.
I then went to the night market (yes, another one) to have a brief look around. When I was satisfied that it was the same old shit as everywhere else, I found a bar and had a beer before heading back to my hostel. The thought of crossing another street to go anywhere else was too much to bear.
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