Made it to Vietnam!

The biggest risk on the entire trip was making our connection in Tokyo--- from our arriving United flight to our Japan Airline leg to Saigon. 30% on time record for United. One flight a day from Tokyo to Saigon. Odds were not good. Of course our flight was late, but AMAZING Japan Airlines had an agent meet our flight with a placard showing the names of the five Saigon passengers on the United flight. She had a radio to the JAL gate, gathered us up, guided us through security, rushed us across the airport and to our plane! (We have slept in airports three times with United.)

We're just settling in but after the first day
-we already know that Viet Nam is all about food!
-we are enjoying summer weather, flowers blooming everywhere, like at this garden surrounding a statue of Ho Chi Minh
-and realize that the gorgeous flowering tree in front of the hotel is actually artificial
-that 800ft building soaring above the city is the new Bitexco Financial Tower
-The very large garden in the red container is an entire mountain scene in Bonsai-like miniature.
-lots of interesting museums, open air markets, but did we mention the food?
Tomorrow we're taking a boat tour of some of the Mekong Delta. Should be more photo worthy.