Thursday, June 10, 2010

Entertainment in Saigon

First - I learned today that the five second rule definitely doesn't apply in Ho Chi Minh City. Not the cleanest city for sure. I finally bought a "meat bun" (my name, not theres) today. It's this light and airy and sticky dough surrounding meat and egg...half way through I dropped it on the floor. When I picked it up, it was covered in brown yuck. Sad.

But today's post is actually about what we did for fun these past 10 days in Vietnam

1. Dam Sen Water Park - We traveled from district one where we live an hour away by bus to one of the coolest water parks I've ever been to. There were steep slides, slides you rode down in on rafts, slides you rode down in a yoga mats, closed slides, slides that dropped you through a funnel, a lazy river, a wave pool, and a zipline that drops you in a pool. We had an awesome two hours getting wet wild and crazy. Being a bit far from the main part of Saigon, not many foreigners were there, and we were definitely featured in several home videos (mentioned in the previous post). Also, wearing a bikini in Saigon is definitely not that common. Note to self: bring a one piece.

2. Laser Tag - Near the airport is a truly awesome experience: Laser tag. Is it different than the American version? Only minorly. We could split into as many teams as we wanted and we had the whole place to ourselves, but all in all, it was laser tag at it's best. Our Vietnamese teacher invited us and we split into three groups of four: Vietnamese, non-Vietnamese Asians, and the White Kids. White Kids dominated the board with the two highest scorers included on that team (myself included) but we all had an awesome time. And we were sweaty. Quite sweaty.

3. Karoake. For a small fee, Vietnamese and foreigners alike can rent a private room with there very own karoake machine. We ordered some drinks and got the party hopping. Favorite songs included Smooth Criminal, Gangster's Paradise, Sweet Caroline, and Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.

And how much does entertainment in Vietname cost? The water park was 90,000 = approx. 4.5 US dollars. The laser tag was 40,000 = approx. 2 US dollars. The karoake was 14,000 = approx .75 US dollars. We definitely know how to have fun.

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