Yep, I Could Live Here

Saigon is unlike anything else we have experienced on this trip. Where to start..

If you could harness the energy coursing through Saigon's streets, you could power the world. The swarms of motorbikes are amazing. It's like watching a giant school of fish. The traffic moves like a buzzing organism constantly shifting shape to accommodate bottlenecks, opposing traffic streams, pedestrians, and scared tourists. It's truly astounding. Everything about it shouldn't work, but it does, perfectly. I could sit and watch a busy intersection for hours here.

Crossing the street is physically quite easy, and at least initially, psychologically terrifying. You have to tell your brain that it is indeed going to be ok to walk right into the motorbike swarm. Your brain will try to tell you no, but you must press on. Just trust that everything will be ok. And miraculously it is. As you step into the swarm, it instantly changes it's shape to permit you safe passage. Bikes wiz by, inches away, but never make contact. And then all of a sudden, you find yourself on the other side of the street! It's a wonderful feeling. It's impossible not to feel like a bit of a badass. Crossing Saigon streets is good for the ego.

The buildings here are totally random, and beautiful. There is also a surprising amount of greenery sprouting from windows, hanging from balconies, and being eaten on the street. Everything feels very much alive.

Of course because it's SE Asia, chickens are all over the damn place.

I bet if you licked this building, it would taste like cotton candy.

We are a few blocks away from this river that winds it's mucky way through the city. It's got some nice paths though, and beautiful greenery. Even the craziest of Asian megacities have places to run.

Just about the last place I would have expected to spot Tony Clifton...

Watching local Vietnamese deftly maneuver through the streets like a bunch of goddamn motorbike ninjas, it's pretty easy to see why we lost this war. 

Ho ho ho, merry xxxmas!

I just love this shit. The architecture is whimsical and makes me smile.

BREWERIES?! Fuck yesssssss.

Keanu, is that you?!

Saigon really comes alive at night. Everything is awash in all colors of the neon rainbow. Motorbikes create a glowing river that flows noisily through the streets. Delicious smells waft out from storefronts. Shit is electric.

Jazmyne "Not my first day in Asia" McSteen.

We don't need no stinking sidewalks.

Seriously, you just have to walk straight into something that looks exactly like this to cross the street sometimes. It's so crazy.

Best beer we've had since leaving the US. I would go as far to say that its better than a lot of beer in the US. The standout was a Passionfruit wheat ale. Flavor explosion.

There is no doubt we will be spending too much money at this brewery.