It's May 2018. Our family of four who has a combined age of 76 is wandering the streets of Ho Chi Minh City (HMC), the capital of Vietnam that has been free for just over 73 years. In the free world, we are 3 years senior to Vietnam. Four days is short. Especially if you are visiting Vietnam, that's rich in stories. Four days were all we had to experience the stories of Vietnam. It has been a while since our HMC trip. In theory, Vietnam should now be deep down in our memory bank. Still, the encounters from the Viet trip constantly come up in our conversations. Especially, when we visit the Pho Places, or Vietnamese restaurants, which there are aplenty in Sydney. We will go back to Vietnam for sure so we can add more to our list of stories. But for now, here are a few encounters from our Viet Trip Part One. Encounter ONE: Red salute welcome The wonders of Vietnam started to entertain us from the moment we landed at the International airport. A thin small lady in a m...
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