Saturday morning started off a bit slow for us;;;; I don't know, maybe it was the tequila from the night before.  We headed off to breakfast around 9 AM and met with our guide at 9:45 (about 45 minutes late).  He took us over to see the Ho Chi Minh Museum.  I think it's the first time I've ever seen a real live dead person (embalmed anyway).  Ho Chi Minh was one of their great leaders who is very much respected by the people.  The line went on forever but somehow we had a line pass and we were able to get moved up to the front.  Katie had to buy a sarong to cover her sexy knees --- that's not allowed in the museum.   This was also our first real experience with communism.  The guards were not friendly, talking was not allowed, everyone (including us) was pushed by the guards to ensure the line moved fast.  Other guards were walking around with SKS assault riffles and they didn't seem afraid to shoot at anything.

After that we toured the grounds along with 3 million other people.  It was hot and crowded.  It was interesting,,,, I'm glad we did it,,,, but I was happy when it was over.  I also wasn't my normal full of energy self,,,, again, maybe the tequila?  :-)

Once the tour was over Pho escorted us to a preset lunch at a local restaurant.  Katie and I dinned together and we enjoyed the experience albeit the food was a bit exotic for both of us.  After lunch we headed back to the room for some much needed R&R.  After cooling down I headed out for a quick walk around the local town.  I was afraid for my life.  The people walking around and the shop owners were very friendly but the ones on the scooters had no concern for human life.  ;-)   Seriously, it was hysterical. They drive these scooters down the side walks, through the parks, through red lights, right in to traffic, down the wrong side of the street, etc etc.  The most we saw on a scooter at anytime was 5 but very often you see a family of four,,, no big deal.  The worst (and I got a picture of it) was a man, woman and a baby but the baby had two legs in casts.  There can't be any laws,,,, as best I can tell you do whatever works.  Most all of the women are covered up because they want to have as light a complexion as possible,,, we're told the lighter the women the more the men like them.

After my walk,,,, I got my second wind (actually my first for the day) and was able to get a p90x workout in.  Also, the butler, Bui Due Hoan, knocked at the door to present us with a gift,,, a beautiful book about Vietnam.  He also booked our dinner at one of the other restaurants in the hotel and setup spa treatments for after dinner.  Overall, a good day.  Tomorrow we head out on a 3 hour drive to stay on a junk boat for the night.  Should be interesting!!