Every day I stay in this hotel room I get weaker...every day Charlie squats out in the jungle he gets stronger. Charlie don't get much USO...his idea of great R & R is cold rice & a little bit of rat meat.
(Quote from "Apocolypse Now")
Just kidding...I love Saigon (aka Ho Chi Minh City)
Hello!
The trend is continuing...life does get better the further South one goes (maybe that is why I love Australia so much)
Saigon is ace! It is alot like Bangkok...a great blend of East & West. The ammount of traffic is unbelievable...8 million people...4 million registered motor cycles & people...people...people.
I had a chance to visit the Cu Chi tunnels & crawl around like a tunnel rat...this was expected to be a highlight of my time in Vietnam...it was a little more touristy than I would prefer...but getting down there was an amazing experience and a very sobering thought about the perils that both sides went through during the "American War"...all believing they were doing the right thing & all probably scared wittless. The tunnels had periodic lighting & had been enlarged ti suit western bodies...but the vibe was there & there were a few spots of original dimensions to crawl into...the determination of these brave local guys is just unfathomable.
I had been expecting more of Hanoi...only worse, instead the people of Saigon endeared me to their hearts and there way of life...living in a city of transition...that still shows the scars of war...but also shows the scars of Nintendo.
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