Monday, March 14, 2011

1) Vietnam Reunification Palace
When we first stepped through the main gates, we were greeted by the two replicas, Tank 390 & 843 which was used to break through the main gate of independence. The last president of Vietnam used to live in there and the bilateral agreement was signed in the palace five years back. Basically, the building has a three level storey with the entertainment rooms at the top level. The colour red was seen in most of the furniture used and it was said that it is a preferred colour due to the believe in power and good luck.

2) War Remnants Museum/Notre Dame Cathedral/Post Office
Being introduced to the Agent Orange In The Vietnam War, as part of Operation Ranch Hand. The objective of the operation wars was to defoliate tropical rain forest, where the liberation force was ambushing, so that it disenabled the Anti American forces to hide in the forest. The August Revolution was carried out successfully on 2 Sep 1945, President Ho Chi Minh proclaimed the Declaration of independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam at the Ba Dinh Square(Ha Noi), putting an end to the French colonialist yoke over Vietnam for nearly one hundred years.
Notre Dame Cathedral was build 131 years ago in the middle of the town area unfortunately, it was closed and we only managed to take a few pictures near the statue which stood in front of the cathedral.

3) Cu Chi Tunnels
These were the solid revolutionary base of the determined Vietnamese who took 20 years of work to build the tunnel. The highlight of the Cu Chi Tunnel was being able to experience a 5-7mins journey in the tunnel. Almost all of us practically had our hands and knees on the ground as we manoeuvred through the dimly lit tunnel, sweating profusely.

Gaining a deeper knowledge of the Vietnam history, it has shown us every man is created equal and they deserve every right, towards liberty, peace and happiness.
Dinner was served at the lion city restaurant (Singaporean owned restaurant). If you are thinking that it is cheap setting up business in Vietnam. Rental fee cost around USD32,000 (64million Dong, Vietnam currency) for a multi-level storey restaurant in District 1. The last activity was a two hours stopover at the Ben Thanh market and this pretty much sums up our exhausting yet memorable experience!

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