Chu Chi Tunnel @ Vietnam

I went to Chu Chi Tunnel which is an hour away from Ho Chi Minh City. Chu Chi Tunnel used to be a hiding place for the Vietnamese during the American War. The tunnel was so small that the people had to hide inside during the war. Life during the war was not as easy as what we think. They only had potatoes dipped with Peanut everyday as their meal to fight against the enemies.


The 3 days stay in Ho Chi Minh was actually not enough! How I wish I can travel there again!

Entrance of the tunnel

Small Walkway

Repairing Weapons

That's Me!

Resting Place

Surgery Room

Meeting Room

Food they had during the war, Potatoes with Peanut

Tasteless

Inside the Tunnel

This is what they used to fight against the enemies

Below with lots of sharp weapons

Bombs used during the war

Their attire during the war

Ho Chi Minh City

View from hotel's room

I was away to Ho Chi Minh City during the long Holidays of Pchum Benh festival. This is my second most enjoyable holiday after Bangkok. Ho Chi Minh City is a very developed city, things and foods are quite expensive compare to Phnom Penh, although we spent USD in Phnom Penh and Local currency in Vietnam.

The food in Vietnam was so good! I had tried all the different varieties of their local food. The famous Beef / Chicken Noodle Soup and the local coffee was so great! The coffee taste was so strong and taste like the KOPIKO candy. I had already missed the different varieties of “Pha Wrap”, like Chinese dumplings. It looks and tastes good. Other food such as Mini Oysters, Spring Rolls, Soft Shell Crabs and the tasty soup with beef intestines.

Beef Intestines Soup

Pha Wrap

Spring Rolls

Mini Oysters

Beef Noodle Soup

Soft Shell Crabs

Vege wrapped with Spring Rolls

Clam Soup, so sweet!

Lina

Group Photo

Traditional Singers

We went for a City Tour on the second day. Passed through a lot of tourist attractions like Post Office, Notre Dome which is the French Colonial Building and the War Museum.

@ Vietnam Market

Post Office

Notre Dome

In the War Museum displayed with lots of photos during the war. The Veterans tortured the people till death. What a pity to them!

War Museum

Random Pic taken in hotel's room

Trip from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh

This is my first trip to Ho Chi Minh City and also considered one of the longest bus journey that i had so far. The journey from Phnom Penh City to Ho Chi Minh City took about 8 hours by road. The journey was actually quite interesting as we could see the cultures and also past through a few of the countryside and the border of Cambodia and Vietnam before we reached Ho Chi Minh City. The bus fare was quite reasonable at only USD14 per way.



Facility in the bus



Tired Face. Woke up at 6am on that day to catch the bus at 7am.



Along the Journey


The bus that i took to Ho Chi Minh was attached with a washroom for the convenience for the passengers. However, for those who was sitting at the back row might have to suffer from the bad smell.


Server in the bus


Along the journey, i had seen some cars sitting for more than 10 persons in a Saloon car and some carrying with tons of luggages. I found it very interesting and had taken a few pictures to be posted in my blog. Not only that, we also saw some people sitting on top of the car with some of the luggages.


Sitting on top of the car


With lots of luggages







Car with tons of luggages


Gone through a ferry from Cambodia Border to the border of Vietnam. It took for 1 hour of queeue as that day was a public holiday and many cars were actually going to Vietnam. You can also see different sellers selling food items, VCD along the journey, like the sellers along Miri-Baram Ferry.











On queeue to go in to the ferry











Arrived Ho Chi Minh City at 3.00pm on that day. Feel exhausted after the long journey and long queeue in the custom and Ferry. After the 8 hours journey, we decided to travel back to Phnom Penh by air instead of land. I will never travel to Ho Chi Minh again by land.