Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) - 2

We got up this morning and headed to the gauntlet that is Ben Tham Market, when we first went through they were pulling out of us and grabbing us to come to their stall, it was if you were a famous celebrity! Tina was called a 'difficult woman' by a Vietnamese woman when she was examining the flimsy t-shirts I was looking at, I of course agree 100 percent with the woman!


After the market our next stop was the War museum, very interesting stuff about the war in Vietnam and the various conventions and peace treaties the Americans decided to ignore. The place is littered with American Planes, Tanks, Helicopters, Guns, etc. It made a sad read the amount of people who perished in Vietnam, I can understand why they can be abit snappy with western people. 3 Million Vietnamese died in the war and only 58,000 or so Americans died, one such story tells of the American troops shooting and disembowelling an entire village, 500 people including women and children. If my country was responsible for such horrendous act, I'd find it hard to show my face. Suffice to say little has been learned by the good old U.S of A with their oil grab of the Middle East over the last few years.

We booked our tickets to the Chu Chi tunnels and went out for a meal. It was an early night as my stomach didn't seem to be the best.