The Bro Trip

Today we took a half day tour to the tunnels of Cu Chi, the tunnel system the vietnamese guerilla used as shelter and supply centers agains the americans in the vietnam war. It was really cool to see really how narrow and small the tunnels were, and just imagening spending days, weeks or even months in these dark, long, underground tunnels as the vietnamese soldiers did is impossible.

We left with the bus like 8.30 from Saigon city. With us was Trent, our american friend who landed in Saigon yesterday. Arrived around 10, and got to see some entrances (Now covered with roof), some really nasty traps the Vietcong set up in the jungle, some bunkers and stuff. Sat down for a lecture about how the tunnels were used tactically by the Vietcong. They also showed us a really old movie (think black & white, all grainy. Made in like 1967) about the "war heroes" of the vietnam people in the war. It was only propaganda showing the beautiful village of Cu Chi was destoyed by the americans and how some vietnamese farmers got the title of "American killer hero" after killing a bunch of americans. I mean, sure we're in Vietnam and they are really into their propaganda and stuff, but the whole movie was pretty comic. Since it's been like 40 years. :P


Marcus found a way out of the hole after a month and all he had to show was two lame "peace"signs.


This is how narrow some entrances were! It was crazy! Claustrophobic? Don't go in there!


One of the traps. Looks like harmless ground, but step on it and you are skrewed!

We also got to go to a shooting range and fire guns! Awesome!! We bought bullets (26.000 dong/bullet, so around 8 kronor/bullet) and fired AK47's, and Trent fired the AK as well as the M60. Feel the power!


Christopher saw someone wearing pink Crocs on his feet. He had to take him down.

So tomorrow we'll go to the Mekong Delta, as we said we would in our last post. Get to go on boat trips on the rivers, see floating markets and stuff. Hoping for the best! And good weather! Today was a great day with sun, it was hot! Now it's raining though (surprise), but hoping for itto stop before we're having dinner at 7 with Trent. Damn this wet season.

/M&C