Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Ho Chi Mhin City, Vietnam War



This city is crazy. There are over 3 million motorbikes weaving through the city completly random. Even the sidewalks are full of people weaving around those walking. Crossing the streets here is a true death wish. You just have to walk slowly with confidence (no hesitation) and they will move around you.

I also had a chance to fire 10 rounds of a M16 semi-automatic machine gun during our trip to the Chu Chi tunnels. These were small tunnels that the Vietkong used to hide from the US troops and because of there 10 meter depth also away from the random bombs dropped thoughout the country. They were made very small so only the Vietnamese could fit. We had a chance to dog walk on hands and knees through one of the 100 meter tunnels. I am small and I still had a real hard time.

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