Well, this is a random post. Often when I have things on my mind or pictures I want to share, I won’t feel relief until I vomit them out on this blog. So, here we go! I got to spend two very long but great days in Vietnam. We had to renew our visas at the border a week before we left and just decided to spend a bit of time in Ho Chi Minh city (formerly Saigon). The first day, we checked out the Vietnam war museum and it was truly horrific. My eyes are continually opened to the kinds of evil that prevail and how devestating war is. The museum definitely had a bent towards a not so favorable opinion of Americans and I tried to hide my accent as I walked around! My heart is saddened for the lives that were lost and unecessary pain that was experienced by both the American side and Vietnam side.
The next day we went on a whole day tour for $7 to the Mekong river. We did everything from holding snakes, drinking honey tea, watching cocunut candy be made and a canoe trip down the river. This was my favorite because I got to wear a traditional pointy hat. And while I look like every other cheesy tourist I didn’t care because, well to put it simply, it was awesome. We also ate on the 32nd floor of a hotel one night that had a brilliant view of the city. But let me tell you something about Vietnam. The food portions are tiny. I left Vietnam hungry! But let’s walk down memory lane for a sec…
Ok, moving right along. One very hot and sweaty day we went to a beautiful place called Angkor Wat. They are ancient Buddhist temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia. I think they either are one of the seven wonders of the world or were being considered or something like that. But what I DO know is that Tomb Raider was filmed there with Angelina Jolie. The ruins were both beautiful and sombering as I feel how lost people are in Buddhism. But heeeere they are:
And if THAT weren’t enough excitement for one blog, we created a little mini feature film you might want to check out. Now, don’t judge us. The acting is improv. The guns aren’t real.
