Tuesday March 3^nd

Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam

 

Ho Chi Minh City is still called Saigon by the local people. It has a population of about one million and is a very dense city with no traffic lights and dense motor bike traffic. We visited the War Museum and the Reunification Palace on our way to the countryside. The Palace was a gift to Vietnam from President Kennedy. It  became a symbol of the CV victory in 1976 with the picture of a tank driving down the main gates to the Palace.    The Cu Tunnels 25 miles north of Saigon and adjacent to the Saigon River. It was a  network of 155 miles of tunnels, complete with hospitals and housing for the VC during the war.