Taking a tour just seemed like the best option. If Josh and I went to Vietnam by ourselves we wouldn’t have known where to go to see the scenic views, the beautiful mountains, the crashing water falls, etc. We probably would have just wandered around for six days.

There were about thirty five people on our tour, and Josh and I were the only white people. Everyone else was Cambodian and the whole tour was in Khmer. This made for a lot of surprise, since we usually didn’t know what where we were going next and what we were doing. Some of the other Cambodian tourists spoke English, and so they would tell us what time we had to meet and any other important details.

Eating meals with the Cambodians was a whole other funny situation, as Josh and I fumbled with chopsticks. Several platters of meat and vegetables were set down in the middle of the round table we were sitting at. The Cambodians seemed to watch us as entertainment as we tried to get food into our bowls. Josh would pick up a platter and use one chopstick to scrape the food into his bowl! By the last day of the tour, all the Cambodians at our table were delighted and clapped for him as he seemed to master the chopsticks and was able to pick up anything. As for myself, my technique still needs some work.

On the tour we went to Ho Chi Minh city and Dalat. In Ho Chi Minh City, we went shopping in the very trendy downtown. We also went to a few theme parks that were full of exquisite fountains and sculptures, and one theme park had a crocodile exhibit.  In Dalat we went to flower gardens, rode a cable car over a valley, visited waterfalls and saw Buddha monuments. The days were packed with activities and travel. We would meet for breakfast at 6:30am and not get back to our hotel until around 9:00 pm. There is a lot to see and do in Vietnam.

Josh and I just returned to Phnom Penh yesterday afternoon. We are back in the hot weather, and blissfully back with the beautiful people who we are ministering along side. School starts up again on Monday!

To look at our Vietnam photo album click--->HERE<---