We arrived at Da Nang airport well before our plane's noon departure for Saigon. Since we had a bit of a wait in the airport lounge and as we wouldn't eat until supper time, we opted to split a Whopper meal (Yeah... Burger King... easier to handle than soup!) before we boarded the plane. We knew it was going to be a challenging flight as there were many babies and really young kids. The crying, screaming , and barfing started even before the plane got off the ground! 

It was a short flight but Sue-On was able to grab a few winks while Bill took many aerial photos of the airports, cities and countryside. Da Nang airport had been a major airport for the American military during the war. The many concrete aircraft shelters were still in evidence. We had great views of Da Nang and Saigon from the air, both of which were very modern cities. The countryside was intensively farmed with endless fields of rice and other crops. 

Saigon was very impressive from the air - sprawling high rise buildings and lush vegetation. The temperature on the ground was a humid 35 degrees. It was a shock to step off the air conditioned plane onto the steaming tarmac to catch the shuttle which bussed us to the terminal. Tan Son Nhat Airport is the largest airport in Vietnam. Our G-Adventures bus was there to pick us up and take us into bustling Saigon.