Tan Hua Ngoc Hotel(New Golden Pearl) Ho Chi Minh City

... amp; provided by the Government. Once he died in 1969, the new government decided to charge. Schooling is $20 a month per student. The average size Vietnamese family has 5 or 6 children. Multiply that by $20 a month, that eats a large portion of the monthly income. The Government also provides health insurance at a cheap rate, but then it takes months to get health care. If they buy private insurance, they get much better care. The basic private health ...

... machinery all with good descriptions. But there was nothing really about the war, it was all about how bad the US was. Nothing at all was mentioned about how brutal the VC were towards the US and Southern army.
On the museum grounds there are Tanks, planes, howitzers, choppers and the tiger caves, which was a demonstration of what the torture prison was like. On the wall as you enter there are facts about the torture method they used on the ...

... a neat market where we enjoyed some delicous beef on a hot plate, summer rolls and "Saigon" beer. After that we went to a "bar", which consisted of about 25 tiny plastic charis and tables (like the ones we all used as kids, complete with the kiddie colours) inside a hosptial coloured retail space with zero decorations. Cheap beer, though!
Today was pretty busy. We hopped onto a cyclo (three wheeled bicycle ...

... was graphic to say the least.

5. Reunification Palace - this was the highlight of Saigon! The building itself is beautiful and the history is diverse! The main thing to know about the Reunification Palace is that it once represented the South Vietnamese government and, on 30 April 1975, two tanks rammed the gates and stormed the building, leading to the end of the Republic of Vietnam which is what the Americans (and Vietnamese!) were trying to save.

The other ...

... the tunnels they spent the majority of their lives down as it was the only place they were out of immediate danger from the bombings. The tunnels were horrific - small and cramped and so so hot. I emerged after 100meters of extreme discomfort covered in sweat, mud, dust and cramps from a sort of crouched/squat/shuffle movement adopted for the tight squeeze. Apparently the Cu Chi’s themselves used to crawl on their elbows and knees as that was all the space ...

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... et al. I was in a market and of course you could see me for miles – only African and huge to boot in bright pink – rather difficult to miss. Anyway suddenly I had this group of ladies all chattering about me. I felt like Jack and the beanstalk – me being the giant hello!! (For those who have no cultural context of this it’s a children’s fairytale about a beanstalk, Jack and a giant – that’s the ...

... Dame Cathedral....what's with all the fake French stuff in Asia?? We walked past a really pretty park. I was very impressed. Beautiful trees and flowers, they made a dragon from grass, so cool. Like the Asian version of Hyde park (in Sydney). We had some food at a restaurant/bar/tattoo parlor (I kid you not). The whole vibe of Saigon is actually quite relaxed.
Except the traffic.
You haven't seen traffic until you've tried crossing the street during rush ...