Saigon: it's quite hot here

For really. Hot. I arrived at about 0530 this morning, when it was only a bit warm. Now it is midday and I am about to retire to my air-conditioned room with some kind of cold beverage. And possibly have a nap - see above re arrival time. I do however *have* an own room, which is pleasing me greatly. It has its own shower! And a little fridge! Awesome.

So far today I have visited the Independence Palace - which was the place from where the South Vietnam state was run, and has been left intact as it was in 1975 when the N Vietnam troops took Saigon. At least, they say "left intact" - they seem to have tidied everything up a bit and taken away all the really interesting stuff from the basement bunker (which is obv more interesting in itself than all the posh receiving rooms/banqueting halls/etc upstairs). There are some good maps, though. And there was a splendid video about the Vietnam War with lots of patriotic communist turns of phrase regarding the American Imperialists and so forth.

Then took myself round the corner to the War Remnants museum, which was predictably depressing, but also very moving in places.

And now I am going to have a nap.

(It's Sunday today, isn't it? It is getting complicated to keep track...)