Right now we are sitting at Bangkok International Airport. We got up early in Nha Trang to see the devastation caused by the typhoon. There was none. The typhoon missed us by a few kilometres and there was a feeling of disappointment in our eyes... :-)
During our 10 hours drive to Ho Chi Minh or Saigon as they say in the south we have two things to report.
When you pay your road toll you have to make two stops. First you stop to pay and pick up a ticket. See picture 1.
Then you have to stop and leave the ticket to another person 30 meters ahead. Why this inefficient system? The reason for it is that the first person cannot steal the money because the second person gets the ticket and counts the receipts.
We also witnessed a tragic accident where a truck hit a moped. They covered the dead body with a carpet and lit some scents and candles. Apparently there are around 1000 accidents with mopeds a day in Vietnam.
Luckily we made it to Saigon and are now on our way home. We arrive in Gothenburg tomorrow at 12:05.
Please pick us up!
7 comments:
VÄLKOMMEN HEM. Synd, att jag inte är i Göteborg, så att jag kunde hämta er vid flyget. Hör av er, när ni sovit ut!
Mamma
Ni glömde väl inte Theo i Asien hoppas jag. Synes snart över varm glögg och halabaloo!
Did you know that you can buy the tickets to the toll for half price on the black market. Then you only have to stop once and only pay half... Thats Vietnam in a nutcase.
Looking forward to hear about your trip home. Did you get all the stuff with you all the way or what?
Hej mamma, ringer om en stund!
just det den lille pojken skulle vi ju tagit med oss. Du får ta en sväng till Bangkok och plocka upp honom rickyyyyyy Vi ses snart. Ha det gött bland araberna!
We heard about the black market för toll tickets but we didn't want to spread the word in order to keep corruption in control :-) We got all our things in the last minute delivered in a perfect package.
Hi Svantina - Did you get all of your stuff from Fed Ex ok? We are going to Spain this spring with my parents (new country for me) - so I was checking what else is close by as we have to pick 5 each this year as part of our new years resolutions! :)
klem,
sammycat & roar xox
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