We also visited Cu Chi and the tunnels. The Cu Chi tunnel system (pronounced "Kootshee") was built by the Viet Cong. It stretched 250 km from the Cambodian border to Saigon.
It is worth going to see this amazing network of tunnels and hear the story of the Viet Cong and how they lived and fought during the war. You can also shoot an AK-47 or an M-16 if you so desire. Bullets are $1 with a minimum order of 5 bullets. The whole thing is a bit weird. It is like Disney and Fellini decided to build a theme park. It is a bizarre place, but I am glad I went. Warning: You have to sit through a fairly gruesome anti-American propaganda film, but every country has propaganda; it is what it is.
After visiting Cu Chi and seeing what our American soldiers had to cope with, it is amazing to me that anyone came back without serious emotional issues. Look at my Cu Chi picturesand see for yourself how awful dealing with the Viet Cong and this tunnel system was like.
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