The 12 Hour Ride

We took a bus from Siem Reap, Cambodia to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam today. Actually, it was 14 hours, but the bus was nice and it went by pretty quickly. I think a long bus ride is a required part of any SE Asia adventure...not to mention is saved us about $400 beans.

Since we sat in our seats for all of the waking day, there isn't much to write about. We drove though gorgeous Cambodian countryside and small towns, took a ferry (in the bus) across the Mekong River, and went through the inefficient border crossing process (requiring three separate stops!). It was dark for the Vietnam part of the ride, so we couldn't really see anything.

Addi and I took some self-portraits, and I finished my book "First They Killed My Father" a memoir about the Khmer Rouge written from the perspective of a 5 year old. It is a must read and adds depth to the people you meet and places you go in Cambodia. All of the horror happened just over 30 hears ago...I couldn't stop envisioning some of it as I watched the countryside whiz by.

We have an early flight tomorrow to Nha Trang for some beach and snorkeling before heading inland to mountainous Dalat. Ho Chi Minh City is a crazy place that we are saving for the end of the week.

Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.7