There are no traffic rules in Ho Chi Minh City, absolutely none. It is frightening and mesmerizing to watch bicycles, cars, motorbikes and trishaws dance around each other and pedestrians. We successfully navigated two or three crossings on foot before we decided it was a teeth clenching exercise.
Robin and I lost our presence of mind and decided to take a trishaw to our shopping destination in the city. I chattered none stop during the excursion; it is the sound of fear.
This video is seven minutes long. It may not as be as scary for you as it was for me.
Rex Hotel:
The Rex Hotel was made famous by American troops during the Vietnam War when its conference room hosted a daily press conference, by the MACV, derisively named The Five O'Clock Follies by cynical journalists who found the optimism of leading US military officers to be misguided. The rooftop bar was a well known hangout spot for military officials and war correspondents (wikipedia).
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