Last month, my girlfriend and I had the chance to visit Vietnam and Cambodia for one week. Four days were spent in Cambodia visiting the famous temples while the rest in Vietnam.
We took the half-day Cu Chi Tunnels Tours for 4USD each. The said tunnels are sophisticated underground community made up of 250 km of tunnels and chambers below the city. Cu Chi is about 40 km northwest of Ho Chi Minh City.
We were lucky to have Jacky, our tour guide who was a 60 year old war veteran. He said he had fought against the VietCong (Vietnamese Communists). He was a collaborator with the Americans. He shared that he was sent to Chicago as a reward. He was proud how their country had progressed rapidly despite the damages of the war. (Currency rate when we were there was: 20,000 VND = 1 USD )
By the way, that’s Jacky standing. And hey, STOP staring at the Israeli girl’s legs okay? =)
At the Cu Chi Tunnels, we learned about the creativity and ingenuity of the Cu Chi people. We saw how Vietnamese survived even their places were bombed and completely destroyed. Some people lived underground (literally) for almost 20 years.
Visitors could see how the people made weapons and booby traps to counter the American forces. You can enter the tunnels up to 10 meters below the ground.
Here are some photos from my Facebook album:
“The tunnels of Củ Chi are an immense network of connecting underground tunnels located in the Củ Chi district of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, and are part of a much larger network of tunnels that underlie much of the country. The Củ Chi tunnels were the location of several military campaigns during the Vietnam War, and were the Viet Cong’s base of operations for the Tết Offensive in 1968.
The tunnels were used by Viet Cong guerrillas as hiding spots during combat, as well as serving as communication and supply routes, hospitals, food and weapon caches and living quarters for numerous guerrilla fighters. The tunnel systems were of great importance to the Viet Cong in their resistance to American forces, through which they secured American withdrawal from Vietnam and ultimate military success.”
From Cu Chi Tunnels Tour – October 16, 2011, posted by Ronald Redito on 11/11/2011 (37 items)
- Is this the sexy back? =)
- Recording a video while posing for a photo =)
- Look at his mouth. Jacky, our tour guide said, “Fu%$^!” =)
- Is this a “BOOBY” trap? =) No Ronald. It’s a secret passage to the tunnel. =) lol
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One awesome attraction at Cu Chi Tunnels is the firing range wherein you can try shooting with different weapons such as M60 machine gun, AK-47, M16, Garand, and K 54. Bullet costs 1USD -1.75USD depending on the gun.
So we tried the AK 47 (because I want to know how Osama Bin Laden felt – lol). Here’s our video! Enjoy! =)
Wish I had also fired the M60 machine gun, too bad the ammos were expensive! But we had a great time there!
And this were made possible by earning money online. I was blessed to break away from the chains of corporate slavery at an early age. =)
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