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Tips 1 - 10 of 13 Ho Chi Minh City Things to Do
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Here you will discover guns,jetfighters,tankers,bombs and etc used by The US army during the Vietnam War.It also shows how the chemical bomb which was used by the Agent of Orange affected the country.Millions of bomb dropped by the US army equivalent to a bomb per citizen in Vietnam (about 76million)Whilst the US army did have the cutting edge in technology during those days,they can not stop the VietCongs and lost the war.
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The statue of Uncle Ho or Ho Chi Minh resides in front of the City Hall building. The famous Ho Chi Minh or Ho the Enlightened, sometimes known as Nguyen Ai Quoc- Nguyen the Patriot, was born Nguyen Tat Thanh in 1890. He's an ambivalent, enigmatic figure in many ways.
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Address: City Hall
Directions: In front REX Hotel,City Hall
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This City Hall building simply shows the influence of the French architecture in Vietnam. It is located near the Rex Hotel.
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Address: Near Rex Hotel
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Rex Hotel: The historical REX hotel
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The hotel has a fascinating history, and the restaurant/cafe at the rooftop was the favorite spot of the U.S. military and spies during the war. Interesting. Stay here if you want to experience the old-Saigon feel.
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Phone: (84-8) 829 2185 or 829 3115
Address: 141 Nguyen Hue street - Ho Chi Minh city
Website: http://www.rexhotelvietnam.com
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Ben Thanh market is an indoor market offering goods ranging from arts,crafts,souvenirs,tshirt to fake branded item.The seller here happily accept either Vietnam Dong or US Dollar.Some of the seller here take the initiative to learn some basic phrases of other languages,such as japanese and even Malay to attract tourist to their stall.You shall always bargain for good price and dont forget to have some sense of humor and smile. Some item worth looking at : beaded handbags,less than $5, seashell products less than $10 dollar, and many more. I bought 20 tshirts as souvenir to my friends. Guess how much was it? a dollar each!
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Address: Cong truong Dien Hong
Directions: in the city centre
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Just another example of influence of french architecture.
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Address: Dong Khoi, District 1
Directions: City center
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The post office is big and has a very nice interior with.Worth having a look into.Since youre there,why dont you send a postcard to your friends back home? IDD payphones are also available inside.
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Address: 2 Cong Xa Paris, District 1
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The Cu Chi tunnel lies about 75km northwest of Ho Chi Minh City.This is the entry point of the tunnel where first they will brief you the basic idea of the infamous Cu Chi Tunnel,one of the horrible remnants of a horrible war.
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Directions: 75km Northwest of HCMC
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Amazingly, this tunnel system is approximately 250km long and was built over 25 years on hard clay with no specific plan or architecture intelligent .And all they use were hand tools It was an underground city with living areas,kitchen,weapons storage and so on. In some spots, it was even several stories deep and housed up to 10,000 people who virtually lived underground for years.... Of course the Americans knew the existence of the tunnel,so they (the Viet Congs) set up booby traps everywhere.They even have smoke filtering system from their underground kitchen to prevent from being tracked by the US army.
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Directions: 75km northwest HCMC
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This is where u can try all sorts of guns.Yes M16 too.Live Bullets available for u to buy n try your shooting skills!
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Address: inside the Cu Chi Area
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hassan_abu Tue Jul 11, 2006 13:00 UTC
Great HCMC page. When I went into that little hole to the tunnel, I got stuck, could not get out. Maybe my chest muscle were too big ; p | adelaidean Wed Oct 5, 2005 06:58 UTC
I would love to visit Vietnam one day soon...We did plan to go there but didnt happen..one day | Wild_Orchid Sat Jul 23, 2005 11:27 UTC
looks like you managed to get some shopping done after visiting Uncle Ho! :D ps. nice tips and pics. |
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