Ho Chi Minh City, here we come!
Day 1 (April 9th) has me getting measured for my new wardrobe, including the suit I’ll be sporting to the Ambassador’s Ball. Which reminds me – I won the raffle to to sit at the captain’s table. Woo.
Afterwards, Megan, hopefully Katie, and myself will be checkin out the various markets in and around HCMC – I need a new camera, and I think this may actually be where I’ll get one. That night, I’ll be meeting up with SAS Fall 06 alumni Anh-Tuan Tran and Abby Wambaugh, just hanging out, having a beer, and swapping tales about our SAS adventures.
I have the morning of day 2 free. Hopefully I can find someone to go shooting with me at the firing ranges near the Cu Chi Tunnels – $1 per round, but I get to shoot all manner of weapons from an M-1 to an M-60! Robert, if you’re reading this, you’d be proud.
In the afternoon, I’m flying to Cambodia! A one hour flight to Siem Reap, followed by check-in at our hotel and a late dinner. And then I’m hittin up the local bars.
The following morning has us atteding a sunrise tour at Angkor Wat. Then breakfast at the hotel, a full-day walking tour of Ta Prohm, and then we continue to Bayon with stops at Ta Keo, Tommanon, Chaosay Tevoda, Elephant Terrace, Leper King Terraces, and the South Gate of Angkor Thom. Lunch is at Viroth’s Restaurant, and afterwards we explore Angkor Wat until sunset. The day ends with dinner at the hotel and a cultural show. Followed by more drinking at the bars.
On our last day following breakfast at the hotel, we’re going on a boat trip to see floating homes and a market at Tonle Sap. Lunch at the hotel, followed by some free time (shopping nearby?), and then we tour Preah Khan, Neak Pean, Ta Som, East Meborn, and Pre Rup. And then we fly back and return to the ship.
On our last day in HCMC, I’ll be picking up my tailored suit and other clothing, and just doing what I need to do (like picking up at Japan Rail Pass). I’m hoping I can find a Korean restaurant in town so Megan can finally experience the worldwide sensation known as kimchee.
I live in Qingdao and was here when the SAS group came through town last year. This is the only contact I could find for the group – I’ve heard that you guys are coming into town this weekend, and some friends and I would like to put together a pub crawl/evening city tour for you guys here in Qingdao. We could get unlimited Tsingtao Beer (fresh!) and cups on a bus for RMB 70/person (about $9). Qingdao has several pubs worth visiting but they’re pretty far apart and it would be a bit of a hassle for y’all to get between them.
The only difficulty is that we’ll need to have at least 50 people to make it a proper ‘mixer’ and be sure to cover the buses. The more the merrier. We can get dinners and such organized too, we’ll just need a few days’ notice.
Send me an email at ericqingdao@gmail.com if you’re interested!
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