Monday, June 29, 2009

Ho Chi Minh: Part 2

Ho Chi Minh City formerly known as Saigon has a very colourful past. The Chinese, the French and the American played various roles in shaping its history. We have heard about the 1,000 year of the Chinese domination, the French colonialism and the American and Vietnam war.
We all knew how the war ended!! The Vietnamese won the war. We went to Cu Chi tunnel which was one of the most complicated and sophisticated underground tunnels for the Viet Cong Red Armies and one of the fiercest battlegrounds during the war.

We went to the Reunification palace - beautiful architecture. We also visited the post office which is also one of the most majestic buildings in Vietnam. A snapshot of Mr. Ho Chi Minh's statue located in Saigon square completes my collection of photos.


Cu Chi Tunnel

The Post Office

Reunification Palace

Government Building

The statue of the man himself-Ho Chi Minh

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