The new tunnels

Tunnels

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June 12th 2007
A great, but short stay in Siagon. We literally were in the city for less than 24 hours. We visited the Cu Chi Tunnel which is now turned into a hot tourist spot. The tunnel were quite intricate and a brilliant concept. There were over 125 miles of tunnels which included sleeping quarters, meeting rooms and hospitals. Melissa and I were able to go into one of the original tunnels, but Jason could ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more