Nha Trang to Saigon

am Monday 5 Feb: I have just arrived in Saigon (a.k.a. Ho Chi Minh City - the Vietnamese seem to use both names) on the overnight train, after two nights and days in Nha Trang.

The train from Hue to Nha Trang on Friday was a day time train leaving at 9am and arrivng 10pm. It was a long day but more comfortable than the buses. The fare included meals and I had two meals over the day and i think that's what did me for the next day. They were OK at the time but when I think about them now I feel like wretching.

Fortunately Nha Trang is a sea side resort and not full of must-see places but a place to relax on the beach . So I hired a beach lounger and stayed there sipping water most of Saturday. And Sunday I did about the same although by then I was eating again. It is very early in the holiday season in this area and the water is still quite choppy so I didn't go in the sea.

Last night I travelled on the overnight train to Saigon, arriving about 5.30am. I can't check into my hotel until noon so i've been busy booking my self on a tour tomorrow to the Cu Chi tunnels built by the Viet Cong in the 60's and I've booked my bus to Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, on Wednesday.