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  • Cu Chi Tunnels

    crawling deep underneath the surface where Vietnamese hid from bombs

    Location: 

    Củ Chi, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

    Duration: 

    Friday, June 30, 2017

    Personal highlights

    1. Cu Chi Tunnels: extensive network of small tunnels that functioned as shelter and home
    2. American War: Vietnamese resistance against the American occupation (Vietnam War)
    3. Location: about one hour outside of Ho Chi Minh City close to the border to Cambodiainfo-icon
    4. Cu Chi War Museum: great exhibition and explanation of the regions tragic history
    5. Experience: getting soaking sweaty while crawling through the narrow tunnel system 

    Image sources

    1. Small huts hosting the museum
    2. Guide entering a Cu Chi tunnel
    3. A tunnel leading to the tunnels
    4. Guide explaining the war tunnels
    5. Cu Chi tunnels hidden in the forest