miss saigon

After leaving Hoi An we moved south, enjoying 3 scorching days in Saigon, mesmerised by the size of the city and endless flow of traffic. We immersed ourselves in the history of the city, the sad and stark realities of war, the hard to fathom maze of Cu Chi tunnels, a glimpse of village life in the Mekong Delta and rang in 2013 surrounded by thousands of people gathering in the street to watch the fireworks explode above the Saigon river - it was pretty incredible (the night itself and the fact we actually stayed awake until midnight)...