N.Y. Kim Phuong Hotel Ho Chi Minh City

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<br>We had a sobering morning today. We visited the War Remnants Museum<br>also called the War Atrocities Museum which basically details the<br>horrors inflicted on the Vietnamese people during what they call the<br>&#8220;American War&#8221;. It was very hard looking at the pictures of<br>Vietnamese who were born with extreme physical handicaps. There were<br>hundreds of pictures of babies and young children who were ...

... Joey' - not after the Friends character but after a baby kangaroo. Not only was he rascist, homophobic and sexist but he did all this with a strange American twang in his accent. When wasn't going on about his favourite tirade '$3 bills' (gay people) he did provide some insight into modern Vietnam and the culture. In a typical tour stop we visited a shop so that we might buy some trinkets - this one turned out to be pottery. It was different however from the norm as ...

... of encompassing 7 other religions (taking the best from each) and combining them all to make one religion. The temple itelf was the most beautiful thing inside and outn i have ever seen. It was amazing and possibly my most 'spiritual' moment whilst being away!<br><br>We then moved on to Cu Chi to look around the underground network of tunnels that the people of Cu Chi built during the war to defend themselves and live in whilst under attack from the Americans. These tunnels were tiny and ...

... on this one. I laughed along becuase I was fairly confident that he was actually ex viet cong and could **** my **** right up if he wanted to. Anyways, Me and Chau made the journey back to my hotel and he arranged to pick me up to go to the Mekong Delta for 3 days the next morning. I was excited.<br><br>Here are some other things I have learned:<br>EIther 90% of men in vietnam are supergay, or I am just too sexy for my own good. I find the latter easier to believe, as it ...

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... as The American War here, the facts and fotos are very troublesome. Particularly the parts about lost civilian lives, the continuing effects of Agent Orange, etc. There were even some miscarried fetuses on display. I left this section (and others) with tears in my eyes. I write this, but do honor the soldiers who were here, mislead by the government and probably very confused themselves. <br><br>

... create an eerie smoke on the water effect. The puppeteers came out at the end to receive our applause - all of them standing in the tank and soaking wet!<br><br> We returned to Chris and went to a nearby cafe for a delicious, if strange, local dessert. Chris and I then went for a walk down to the riverfront to see what it was like. The scenery was pretty poor - the whole place was like a construction site (the sight typified the ever-expanding Southeast Asia to be honest ...

... and large trucks coming from all directions.They do have pedestrian crossings but no one seems to take notice.<br>We visited the Reunification Palace which was the seat of sth vietnams government and is the famous building that the VC tanks stormed on 30 april 1975 when Saigon fall to to the communists.Went to the war remnants museum which was full of horrorific photos of american atrocities. Casualities of agent ...

Wow, what a place. It's crazy here. On the way in on the bus the heavens opened, everyone was heading for cover because it was flooding. The drains were overflowing and the roads had turned to waterways. The only vehicles that could navigate their way through were buses and HGVs. <br><br>Though as quickly the rain had started it stopped. The city came alive again with people and bikes (of the motorised kind ...