war remnants museum

Cu Chi Tunnels, Reunification Palace, War Remnants Museum

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December 9th 2008
The day began with an hour bus ride out of town to the Cu Chi Tunnels. These tunnels were bombed quite heavily during the war and also played a key role the Vietcong's success. The whole place felt a bit eerie to me. To think of the number of people that died where i was standing, both vietnamese and americans the same, was a bit tough for me. I had a couple chances to crawl through the tunnels - ... 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