Goodbye Vietnam / 告别

Early in the morning of our last day, we went to the money changer first. In Ho Chi Minh, the rate is better than in Singapore. In Singapore, $1 = 12300 Vietnam Don, but in Ho Chi Minh, $1 = VD12860. So next time when you visit Ho Chi Minh, don't change money. In Ho Chi Minh City, there are plenty of money changers, very convenient. Then we went to the market for last minute shopping. It was dirty and messy down there. Things were not cheap. One fake Gucci handbag was about $60. We found lots of roadside shops were selling fake handbags. It was cheaper at those shops. One Chanel handbag is about $23. After shopping we rushed to the airport. The man in the hotel helped us to get a taxi. He said it's about US$6. But the taxi driver demanded US$8. We said the we were told it would be US$6. At first he agreed and we got into the taxi, however, just before reaching the airport he had second thoughts! He said he needs to buy a US$1 ticket, otherwise we could gain entry. He could only drop us at the outside of the airport, there would still be another 1km walk. But through out the whole journey, we did not see him buy any tickets. Well... Anyway it's already better than in Thailand. There are some shops and restaurants inside the airport. But all of them were more expensive than outside. For example, I bought a handbag there which cost $16, but outside only $11.5-$14. One glass of fruit juice is US$5($7).

最后一天早上，我们火速去换钱，这里的汇率比新加坡要好，在新加坡，$1 = 12300 越南盾，而在这里$1= 12860 越南盾，所以游越南时大可不必换好钱再过来，因为这里实在很方便，钱币兑换商到处可见。然后我们火速冲向市场，作最后的血拼。市场又脏又乱，东西也不便宜。如一个假的Gucci包包竟要卖到$60。倒是外面路边上的一些商店比较便宜，这里假名牌到处都是，公开地卖。一个假的Chanel包包大概$23。接下来便要冲向机场，酒店的工作人员帮我们叫了辆出租车，告诉我们大概是美金6块，可司机一张口便要美金8块，当我们质问他难道不是6块么？他才说6块也行，可知道快到机场的时候他又说6块只能拉到机场的外面，他需要1美金买一张进入机场的卷，可从始至终也没见他买任何卷。有什么办法？已经比泰国好了。
机场也有一些商店和餐厅，但比外面贵，我在那里买了一个包包，$16，但外面只要11.5-14块。喝一杯果汁要5美金。