Sunday, April 11, 2010

Ho Chi Minh-Day 2


The next morning I booked a tour down the Saigon River to the Cu Chi Tunnels. They were really rather interesting and I had a lovely time riding the boat down the river.




It was so well hidden, I had no idea it was there..
Me in a fox hole!
Climbing in and out required some maneuvering, even from me.
A dog trap.
A spider hole.
We were allowed to crawl through one tunnel-it was really fun and this is where we ended up. The room was pitch black and still underground.


When I got back I went to try to have a late lunch in the park I went to the day before. But as soon as I sat down a 20 something year old man and two small boys started inching around me. One little boy took my guide book from next to me and rifled through it to see if I had anything in it (I didn't), stole my water, and tried several times to yank my camera out of my hand. They didn't succeed in taking anything of value but I was upset.

That night one of the security guards from the hotel and I had dinner and coffee (we were unable to communicate at all, but he did give me a red pocket with 500 dong-about 25 US cents).



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