Travel: Ho Chi Minh on a Cyclo

After a breakfast of French baguette, sunny side up eggs and bacon and a cup of strong Vietnamese brew (I wanted to eat my first street pho for breakfast, but Lenz wanted to eat breakfast at the hotel), we’re set to explore the city. 

The hotel gave us a map with famous  tourist sites.  But I had my eyes (and tummy) set on Vietnamese food.  I did my homework.  Three pages of  list of restaurants, places to eat, food to try, wishing we could get to try everything in one day.   We didn’t have a guide, there’s that language barrier to think about. I just hope we could find English speaking kind souls to direct us to where we wish to go. 

As we rounded the corner from our hotel,  a man on cyclo waved and offered to drive us around.  I told him we wanted to go to Notre Dame Cathedral.  After a few minutes of haggling, we decided, “sige, try na nga natin.” The cyclo ride costs 40,000 dong (roughly 80 pesos) per person.

Cyclos (pronounced as “see-clo”) are cycle rickshaws much like our local pedicabs. The difference is the rider is in front.  A good way to see the city amidst the crazy morning traffic of motorbikes. 

I’m gonna let these photos tell you the story. 

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