Cu Chi Tunnels

Mekong Delta to Ho Chi Minh City (Day 16)

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May 9th 2011
Showered, ate breakfast and lounged around in a hammock until we left. Boated back to the bus where everyone was tired from last night and we all napped on the bus. I slept on the back seat and loved it there! This afternoon we went to Cu-Chi tunnels. Had my 1st Pho soup for lunch! I didn’t go in the tunnels as I felt too claustrophobic. Felt lame with the snake thing yesterday and the tun ... read more

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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