From Kuala Lumpur to Saigon

Hello and welcome to another edition of our travel blog. We know that you have waited with baited breath for it! A fair bit has happened since we last updated so I'll try to be brief.
In KL I had to get my Vietnamese visa sorted out, but due to the Malaysian national day the embassy was closed for a few days, making a mess of our plans. Luckily I managed to get an electronic visa and all went well. The national day in Malaysia was a major let down, no celebrations, no parades, no parties, no fun. We were told by a Dutch couple who live in Malaysia that the official celebrations travel around to different cities every year. It did however, happen to be in KL this year, but it was held at a stadium outside of the city, and it was mainly for government officials and big wigs. The citizens of the city filled the streets like it was any normal Saturday, too bad for them.

After a lot of researching we decided that flying from KL to Saigon was the cheapest and easiest option. Since we are travelling through Thailand and Cambodia soon we didn't want to waste any time back tracking. The whole trip was uneventful for the most part, we did pass the circuit where they hold the Malaysian Grand Prix, we could see the curved stand from the road.
We arrived in Saigon the day after the Vietnamese national day, and we were informed that we missed a lot of parties and celebrations. While Vietnam is a communist country, it is an open form of communism. After the fall of USSR, Vietnam relaxed some of their laws, particularly the laws governing business ownership and trade. Which was very well received by the people of the south, who had enjoyed a capitalistic life from about the 1950's until the war. So there are a lot of small business's to be seen around the city. Mainly electronic shops.
We arrived in the city just as it was getting dark and had a hard time finding our hotel. We were going to take a taxi, until the driver told us our hotel was no good and he would take us to a "better" one. So after about an hour and two pints of sweat we found it. The hotel told us that they were overbook and our room wasn't available so they bumped us up to a deluxe room. Something which until now, we had only witnessed in the movies :)

Compared to Malaysia, Vietnam seemed to be more relaxed. While Saigon is incredibly busy and congested, the people come across as being more friendlier. Then again, it was Ramadan when we were in Malaysia, so i guess it's kinda hard to be nice to tourists when you're not allowed to eat from sun rise to sun set.
Well thats probably enough for now, so see ya!