Winding it down on my penultimate day in Vietnam. I’m still enjoying walking about and exploring my little part of the city during the day, and of course, the bars at night.
Speaking of walking, I intended to Hash yesterday with the local Saigon kennel. Walked over to the meeting place and arrived early. Then it started pouring down rain. Well, I had been on the fence about participating to begin with. I wasn’t comfortable being bused out of town and getting lost or something, then missing the ride back. Yeah, I’m a wimp. The rain gave me a good excuse to bail and I took it.
Here’s some random pictures from my journey I haven’t posted yet:
Met up with a couple of friends last night at a bar with a happy hour special that couldn’t be beat. All the Tiger draft you could drink between 3-7 p.m. for 145,000 dong ($7). I didn’t start until 4:30 and still got my money’s worth…The bar also featured live music from a Filipino band. Wish they had a sexy Pinay singing though…Yesterday I went to a restaurant for lunch run by a guy from South Africa. I had some beef stew and it was actually awesome…As I mentioned in yesterday’s “foodie” post, I sometimes just snack at the bar instead of having a proper meal. These mussels were a tasty treat…And I ordered a side of kimchi to go with them and it was also quite tasty.Quaffed a few brews in here the other night. Barkeep didn’t speak any English, but we had some fun with Google translate.One of my walks took me to Walking Street, which is where all the backpackers seem to congregate. Lots of hostels and small hotels. And plenty of bars like this one. I do enjoy sitting outside and watching the world pass by when I’m having a cold alcoholic beverage. My favorite bar so far though is the Sai Gone rooftop bar. And this cutie is the sweetest bargirl I’ve met this trip…
Life is good.
2 thoughts on “On the streets of Saigon”
Next chapter—
“Vietnam: Lessons Learned.”
I’m glad it’s been mostly enjoyable. Will be curious to hear more re: how viable Vietnam is as a “Plan B” retirement location. From where I sit, you seem to have settled quite nicely into the Filipino rhythm of things, so what would it take to nudge you out of the PI and over to the VN?
Yeah, definitely will do a wrap-up of overall impressions, good and bad, of my first visit to Vietnam.
I am pretty comfortable in my Filipino life. When I speak of a “Plan B” it’s more of an escape should some major disaster occur. For example, when I was first making plans to retire here, President Duterte was frequently going on anti-American rants. He’s calmed down some now that Obama is gone. But should the government here make it hard to get visas or otherwise target foreigners, I want to be able to just walk away. Also, if China starts taking over the country, I’d flee as well. Interestingly, the Vietnamese are one of the few Asian countries that stand up to China. I guess there’s some history there…
Next chapter—
“Vietnam: Lessons Learned.”
I’m glad it’s been mostly enjoyable. Will be curious to hear more re: how viable Vietnam is as a “Plan B” retirement location. From where I sit, you seem to have settled quite nicely into the Filipino rhythm of things, so what would it take to nudge you out of the PI and over to the VN?
Yeah, definitely will do a wrap-up of overall impressions, good and bad, of my first visit to Vietnam.
I am pretty comfortable in my Filipino life. When I speak of a “Plan B” it’s more of an escape should some major disaster occur. For example, when I was first making plans to retire here, President Duterte was frequently going on anti-American rants. He’s calmed down some now that Obama is gone. But should the government here make it hard to get visas or otherwise target foreigners, I want to be able to just walk away. Also, if China starts taking over the country, I’d flee as well. Interestingly, the Vietnamese are one of the few Asian countries that stand up to China. I guess there’s some history there…