Today me and my sisters woke up early and headed to the ship. We were on an SAS trip and were headed to the Cu Chi Tunnels. The Cu Chi Tunnels are historical because during the Viet Nam War some Vietnamese people built tunnels under ground to hide from the troops. The bus ride was about 2 hours, I slept for a lot of it, and when we got there we were first encountered with a hiding spot. It was literally a hole that was 1 foot by 1 foot for the people to slide into when US troops were coming. I can not even begin to tell you how small it was.
We then got to see some traps that were used to catch soldiers. They were pretty creative. We got to see the sleeping area, the dinning area, and the cooking and meeting areas. We also were able to shoot an AK 47!!! That was really cool but we were not given any ear plugs so most of us were deaf for the next couple of hours.
Then we made it to the tunnels. The tunnels were not as small as I expected, we were actually able to have our legs straight but still hunched over. I can not even imagine living in these though. The Viet Nam people really were smart when preparing for war.
When we left the Cu Chi tunnels we went to a place where handicapped people make souvenirs. I did not buy anything because it was expensive but it was still cool to see how stuff was made and how much work was put into it. After the tunnels we went to the hotel and decided to plan out our next couple of days. We had a couple of choices, we could stay in the Ho Chi Min City, we could go to Ha Noi, which would cost of $400 each, or we could go to a beach about 4 hours away in Mui Ne. We talked to our concierge for about an hour and made our decision. Tomorrow we were going to go to Mui Ne and spend the night at Victoria Beach Resort. We signed all the papers and got ready to go out. I had not been to any markets in Viet Nam yet so I was desperate to go. We went to the night markets which were really cool. I got some souvenirs and was able to show Lisa and Wendy how to bargain!! I love to bargain :) We then went back to the hotel to pack and get some rest for the next day.
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