06.37 am – Woke up.
07.26 am – Went to the dining area for breakfast.
Hi.
Orange juice.
Strawberrt jam (left), awesome chilli, sugar (right).
A banana.
A very milky tea.
Baguette and sunny side ups.
Breakfast.
The view right outside the hotel.
The street.
The rubbish cart and the rubbish collector.
The other entrance to our hotel.
08.17 am – Met up with Quang, our guide for the day.
The journey from the city to the Cu Chi Tunnels took about 1½ hours.
The sign.
The car park.
The ticket booth.
The area right outside the toilets.
The entrance.
Stickers to our upper chest.
First stop, the briefing room where
the history and structure of the Cu Chi tunnels are explained.
10.22 am – One of the few crowded areas.
Demonstration by the tourist guide.
So cool!!!!!
My turn!!!!!!!!!!!!!
so cool!!!!!!!!!!!
Hahahahaha!!!
One of the many entrances to the underground tunnels.
A trap.
Scary stuff.
Another entrance but very small and narrow, meant for the soldiers at war who were pretty thin due to malnutrition.
A fake entrance meant to confuse the enemy.
Women soldiers were usually tasked to guide the soldiers into the tunnels.
Air vents made to look like an ant hill.
Super tiny holes.
10.40 am – Walk, walk, walk.
Climbed up the big ass tank.
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March 16th, 2012 at 9:51 am
HiHi,
was bumped into your HCM travel blogs and every itinerary was so detail and with great photos. We are going to HCM too in Oct’12, maybe you could help with some informations of these :-
1. Bus no. 152 from airport, do you mean we need to walk to domestic area to catch this bus? Where does this bus stop at town?
2. Local tour to Cu Chi tunnel. What is the price of your tour, and can you provide me their email or contact?
Thanks of your help. Melissa
March 19th, 2012 at 2:36 pm
1. Yes. Domestic area. It stops at the bus terminal on the southwest side of the Ben Thanh Market roundabout.
2. Our tour was free. Check out facebook.com/saigonhotpot