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Friday, April 6, 2012

Saigon, Vietnam: Day 1 - War Remnants Museum

From Cu Chi, you can ask your guide to drop you off at the War Museum like we did. There is an entrance fee of 15,000 VND (+/- Php 30) and it closes at 5pm.

 I’d like to warn you that it is very depressing to read articles and see photographs taken during and even after the war. I can’t imagine what the Vietnamese had to go through to think it was just merely 20+ years ago. Let the pictures below speak for themselves. 






Outside the building are various aircrafts and tanks that were used in the war. Some were donated by the U.S. 




By the time we were done, I was already feeling dizzy since we haven’t taken lunch. So I advise you to always have a heavy breakfast before starting the day at Vietnam and bring something to eat with you if you can. You will be doing a lot of walking around the city if you don’t want (or avoid, as much as possible) taking the cab like us.

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