{"id":215,"date":"2008-02-11T09:49:52","date_gmt":"2008-02-11T00:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/matero.net\/?p=215"},"modified":"2008-02-12T12:35:03","modified_gmt":"2008-02-12T03:35:03","slug":"day-240-ho-chi-minh-city-vietnam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/matero.net\/blog\/?p=215","title":{"rendered":"Day 240 – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I decided to rent a bicycle to get around the city. I think it was a good opportunity since traffic is light in the city due to the holiday. I rode my bike over to Cho Lon (Chinatown). My map in the guidebook didn’t list most of the names of the streets, so it took a while to find what I was looking for.  But I made it to Thien Hau Pagoda, Phuoc An Hoi Quan Pagoda, and Quan Am Pagoda.<\/p>\n

After stopping for some lunch, I rode my bike over to the Reunification Palace<\/a>. This was where the president of South Vietnam before the south lost the war. In the basement there were a lot of 1960’s military radio hardware.<\/p>\n

I rode my bike down to the Saigon river, even though the handle bars seemed wobbly.. Going through downtown I was amazed how little traffic there was, so it was a good choice taking the bicycle, even though there are almost 7 million people in this city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today I decided to rent a bicycle to get around the city. I think it was a good opportunity since traffic is light in the city due to the holiday. I rode my bike over to Cho Lon (Chinatown). My map in the guidebook didn’t list most of the names of the streets, so it … <\/p>\n

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