Cu Chi tunnels and Mekong Delta tour
Trip Start
May 01, 2007
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Trip End
Mar 02, 2008
Ho Chi Minh City,
Vietnam
Friday, June 15, 2007
There was a lot of history to learn about. I went to the War Remnants Museum which had displays about the Vietnam War. It was a very imoving experience. I also booked a tour to see the Mekong Delta. The tour included a stop at a laquerware factory. Once at the Mekong Delta we saw how coconut candy is made. I was amazed at how they used every bit of the coconut and tree. The building was made of coconut wood, they burned coconut shells for the fire to cook the coconut and turn it into syrup.
My other tour took me to the Cu Chi Tunnels, which were amazing. They were first built in the 1940's and dug by hand with just a small shovel and bucket. They were used mostly for communication between villages in the area, while hiding from French troups. In the 1960's they were expanded, again by hand and the villagers actually lived inside them for years. It was really one of the most interesting places.
