Yesterday, after our venture into Vietnamese health care, we met about 6 co-workers in District 11 for a high end cultural experience -- Dam Sen WaterPark. For $5 we were able to spend the afternoon keeping cool by splashing through pools and ripping down high speed waterslides. The park was quite empty as the 100,000 VND price tag is too steep for most locals. Therefore, there were no lines and no crowds. We were quite impressed with the intensity of most of the slides. They whipped you around and slammed you into the pools at the end with quite high speeds. The semi-shoddy construction of the sides (read: seams that did not always lie smooth) provided some war wounds for all members of our party. We all managed to end up with some cuts, bangs, and bruises. However, we would not take the afternoon back. Running around the park, racing each other down slides, and floating on the "Lazy River" with a beer in hand was the perfect way to beat the Saigon heat and refresh our spirits. We are sure that we will visit Dam Sen again on the next hot weekend as we were reminded that you are never too old for a visit to a waterpark.
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| This park is the largest park space in Saigon. |
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| Some of the slides -- they are meaner than they look. |
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| Some of our group after a long day at the park. |
Today we headed into District 1 (the downtown area) in search of some food that was not typical Vietnamese cuisine. Heidi had reached her limit on rice and meat or tofu and just wanted a little change. So, we found a Kebab restaurant with really great kebabs and french fries. It was just what we needed and will definitely be kept on the list of places to revisit. Tonight is early to bed as we have a 4:30 am wake up tomorrow to fit in a run before heading to work. No rest for the weary!
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| Kebab, french fries and one happy Heidi. |
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