Thursday, March 19, 2009

March 16 Hoi An to HCMC





We did not fly back to HCMC until 6 PM so we had time for a bike ride in the morning. We rode out of town and down a road to the rice paddies but before we had gone 2 km we found a Buddhist monastery. The grounds were so well maintained we went in for a look and spent over an hour wandering around. The buildings were in very good shape and the grounds were covered with bonsai plants. Everywhere we went the buildings seemed to be new or freshly painted. We were approached by a guy wanting to show us the Japanese tomb, once was enough. We did wander out back to the graveyard and we saw lots of tombs – maybe even Japanese. The afternoon was rest and relaxation at the hotel pool before we flew to HCMC. The flight takes 1hour and 45 minutes, but it only cost $42 CDN. I like this flying in Asia travel.

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