Motorcycle Madness

Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) is by far the most chaotic and overwhelming place I have ever experienced. The sheer number of motos and scooters (many carrying a family of 3 or 4) is mind boggling and also a matter of death defiance when attempting to cross a 4 lane street. We wandered the city taking in the "sights" yesterday (unsure if you'd call the 70'style archtecture of the reunification palace a "sight") Silly (and sleep deprived) girls that we were, we got ripped off by the first pedi -cab ride we took. After that it was big bowls of bun at the famed Pho 2000 (Where President Clinton ate) and then $3 massages at the institute for the blind (they are trained in massage to make a living).
Thanks to Dylan for the reco about the Rex Hotel (an old war era hotel) rooftop. We had a fantastic cocktail at sundown and watched the motorcyle madness below.

I have always thought, and even prided myself on the idea that I could,and would, live and work anywhere in the world. That notion has now been challenged. It was a sad and startling realization for me that there are places in this world that I just couldn't hack it. Saigon is one of them.