This will have to consolidate a bunch of days.
Saturday - after shooting guns and travelling back to the city, Linh and I went out for Vietnamese bbq. Somewhat similar to Korean style, you cook plates of meat at the table (deer, boar, seafood, beef, etc. is available). It was quite good, although the smoke, even though it was outside, was pretty overwhelming. One in particular that was tasty was beef wrapped around cheese and onion. A friend/co-worker of hers showed up and we stayed for a few beers. At this point, my stomach revolted and I started my tour of HCMC bathrooms. We went to a club mostly for foreigners that has been around a long time. It's very obvious that it's a starting point for prostitution, straight and gay. We had one drink and left. It was then off on a mission to find a place recommended by Linh's friend, but we never found it, and after 4 u-turns we decided to go somewhere else. All this time the 3 of us are on one motorbike. That was fun, it really is the best way to get around, and they are suprisingly sturdy - 400 lbs, not a problem. We ended up at a bar that also had a lot of tourists, but it was more laid back, you can just drink and watch traffic go by. Met some Irish and Belgians there as well. They had been drinking pretty much all day, the empty bottles are kept in cases next to you so they can add up the bill at the end of the night. Little girls go around and sell gum, tissues, etc. at all hours of the night. It's tempting, but apparently that money goes to mafia types. Also noticed pretty open smoking of weed, as long as you don't get crazy, pretty much anything goes...
