22.12.2004
Lots to Do
No rest for the wicked. How wicked we must have been! No sooner had we got to Saigon and we'd booked out next trip, Cu Chi Tunnels and the Cao Dai Temple. Not in that order!
This is the inside of the Cao Dai temple during a routine mass. The colours were phenomenal. I've never seen anything like this decoration.
The Cao Dai religion is a mix of three religions, Bhuddism, Confusionism and Taoism. The best bits from each, I guess.
After that it was off to the Cu Chi Tunnels. These tunnels were built by the resistance in the Vietnam War. A mass of intricate winding tunnels, call it an undeground city. It was easy to see how the Americans struggled in attacking its enemy. Tanks were useless.
U.S. Tank
The following day it was up and out again. Shopping and The War Remnants museum were on the agenda. The museum was closed for lunch when we arrived so we walked around a bit, checked out a Chinese temple and then back. Open. Spent quite some time learning about this war I didn't really know much about. The museum was very anti-american, and I certainly was shocked to see the 'other side of the story'.
Lots to Do
No rest for the wicked. How wicked we must have been! No sooner had we got to Saigon and we'd booked out next trip, Cu Chi Tunnels and the Cao Dai Temple. Not in that order!
This is the inside of the Cao Dai temple during a routine mass. The colours were phenomenal. I've never seen anything like this decoration.
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The Cao Dai religion is a mix of three religions, Bhuddism, Confusionism and Taoism. The best bits from each, I guess.
After that it was off to the Cu Chi Tunnels. These tunnels were built by the resistance in the Vietnam War. A mass of intricate winding tunnels, call it an undeground city. It was easy to see how the Americans struggled in attacking its enemy. Tanks were useless.
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U.S. Tank
The following day it was up and out again. Shopping and The War Remnants museum were on the agenda. The museum was closed for lunch when we arrived so we walked around a bit, checked out a Chinese temple and then back. Open. Spent quite some time learning about this war I didn't really know much about. The museum was very anti-american, and I certainly was shocked to see the 'other side of the story'.
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