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Published: June 10th 2012
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in front of Notre Dame in SaigonThe sixth hour tour took us first to China town, which is a whole sale trade area. Small people carying their own size in bales or goods. Mini restaurants where the owner sits on the floor, with his Customers where all sorts of dishes are offered. When a visit to the THIEM HAU temple. It is dedicated to the Goddess of Seafarers. We than had lunch at a typical Vietnamese restaurant and had the traditional dish of Phoh noodle soup with chopsticks mind you. And .... we managed to do it. Than followed the war remnance museum, which made you remember what a gruwsome war it was. The photographs of the agent Orange damage, makes you shudder. Outsside they display some American war planes and tanks o.a. a Chinoock helicopter. This where we got into trouble. Because the video camera looked to professional obvious unknown here. It caused a real commotion with other Officials, who later apollogised. A leftover of the strict Communistish regime???. The Reunnification Palais is richly decorated, where in 1975 the South Vietnamese surrendered. The Viet Cong tanks barched through the iron gates who in the meantime are restored. The South Vietnamese flag was replaced with the Red
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with Vietnamese girls on the photo and Yellow Star North Vietnamese flag. The French build the Notre Dame cathedral, but only the Portal could be inspected. It had the original led light, that was absolutely beautiful. Around the corner was the Post office, which is something else. It's Architect was Gustave Eiffel. It is beautiful. Our Tea at night was at the Hotel and consisted of Nassi Goreng. Next one is about the tunnels of the Viet Cong
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