We spent the second half of The day at the Cu Chi Tunnels. We had a great time. It was fascinating to learn about the ingenious ways in which the Viet Cong guerillas fought against the French then the American army and remained undetected so close to Saigon. Dave went into the tunnels for the longest section that tourists can take, around 100m. It was pretty horrible down there, so claustrophobic and hot and these have been enlarged and cleaned up for tourists.
We watched a documentary film about the Cu Chi struggle from 1969. They referred to the successful guerillas as American Killer Heroes which suppose is a good description as any and no worse than the body count methods that the US forces used. Still though it must have been a little uncomfortable for the American tourists.
The group we took the trip with were great, really good fun. One American guy was even a Paul Anand lookalike if a little rounder.
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2 comments:
Couldn't access the temple photos. They obviously don't let yanks tour round the tunnels...their arses would never fit down those holes!
Good on you David. I couldn't see me going into those tunnels, and 100 metres!! I'd have been having tea with Christine.
I read about some of the American soldiers who fought in the tunnels. They picked the smallest guys and they went down and crawled about in the dark and killed anyone they came across. Must have been terrifying.
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